Residents were sleeping when multiple assailants robbed them before shots were fired, according to police.
Officers were called to multiple reports of shots fired shortly before midnight Feb. 17 on Lewis Lane, located off Toms River Road, in Jackson, according to township police Capt. Steve Laskiewicz.
“Officers were directed to a residence on Lewis Lane and spoke with the residents who reported that they were sleeping when unknown multiple suspects made entry into the residence, brandished a firearm and robbed them, reportedly stealing a cell phone and prescription medication,” Laskiewicz said in a statement.
Shots were reportedly fired as the robbers fled in a light colored, four door sedan, according to the statement.Jackson police asked anyone with information to contact Detectives Brian Baranyay or Stephen Purtell at 732-928-1111.
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