FREEHOLD, NJ – Michael O’Rourke, 31, from Asbury Park, and Brianna L. Graziano, 27, of Tinton Falls, have been recently arrested in connection with a shooting that occurred in Long Branch.
Both face charges including first-degree Conspiracy to Commit Murder and first-degree Attempted Murder.
The incident occurred on June 12, at around 2:15 a.m., when Long Branch Police Department officers reported to Matilda Terrace apartments following reports of a dispute. A gunshot victim was discovered with several wounds, one being on his neck, and was immediately sent to Monmouth Medical Center.
The combined efforts of the MCPO Major Crimes Bureau and the Long Branch Police Department led to the identification and eventual arrest of O’Rourke and Graziano.
On last Friday, O’Rourke was captured in Ohio by the U.S. Marshals Mountain State Fugitive Task Force. Graziano was later apprehended in New Jersey.