A Dec. 7 photo of the intersection near the scene of the shooting earlier that morning. (Photo by Brian Donohue. Click to enlarge.)
By BRIAN DONOHUE
A 32-year-old Hazlet Township man has been arrested in Florida and charged with attempted murder for a December 7 shooting on St. Mary’s Place in Red Bank, police said.
Yusuf Francis, was arrested “on the run” when officers were able to trace him Pasco County, Florida, where he was arrested Feb. 12, Red Bank Police Chief Mike Frazee said in a press release issued Thursday.
On March 5, 2025, Yusuf was extradited from Florida to New Jersey where he was processed and booked into the Monmouth County Correctional Institute awaiting court proceedings, the press release said.
The early morning shooting near the intersection with Shrewsbury Avenue left Long Branch resident Derek Harper, 36, injured with a single gunshot to his thigh.
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Frazee credited Red Bank Police Sgt. Sean Hauschildt and Detective Shane Dengel with the investigative work leading to the arrest. Francis was arrested on a warrant for the following charges:
- Attempted Murder, a crime of the 1st degree
- Unlawful Possession of a Handgun, a crime of the 1st degree
- Possession of a Handgun for an Unlawful Purpose, a crime of the 2nd degree
- Certain Persons Not to Possess Weapons, a crime of the 2nd degree
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