Officials: Woman found fatally shot in stomach in Manchester, NJ

MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP — One person was found fatally shot near the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst late Thursday afternoon, officials said.

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said police were called to the intersection of Ridgeway Road (Route 571) and Hope Chapel Road (Route 547) in Manchester around 4:55 p.m., and found a 25-year-old woman with a gunshot wound in the stomach.

She was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune Township where she later died, according to Billhimer.

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Police close off Route 547 at Route 571 in Manchester during an incident at Ridgeway Liquor in Manchetser 6/27/24 (Tri-County Scanner News)

Shooting near woods and fields

Investigators did not disclose the exact location of the shooting, information about who fired at the woman or a motive. Manchester police Thursday said on their Facebook page that there was no danger to the public.

The intersection is surrounded by an open field and forest except for Ridgeway Liquors at one corner. A photo of the store after the shooting shows first responders parked in their parking lot.