Online sale of pricey sneakers ends in shooting in Howell, NJ

💲 The victim agreed to a meeting to sell several pairs of high-end sneakers

💲 The buyer fired a weapon

💲The Monmouth County Sheriff's Office offers safe zones for internet sales

HOWELL — A person selling his sneakers online was robbed by a gunman who opened fire on Tuesday afternoon.

Giancarlo Nevarez, of the Clarksburg section of Millstone, was contacted by the victim via a social media platform offering to sell him several pairs of high-end sneakers, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago.

The two agreed to meet at a location in the 4200 block of Route 9 South.

When the victim presented the sneakers for examination, Navarez showed a gun, fired a shot and took off with the sneakers. The victim was not struck and no one was injured, according to Santiago.

Safe place to sell

Nevarez was charged with first-degree armed robbery, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon. He has not been arrested.

Santiago asked anyone with information to call the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s  Office at 800-533-7443 or Howell Police Department at 732-938-4111.

The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office has created a safe exchange zone at their office on Kozloski Road in Freehold for internet transactions which are monitored 24 hours a day. The marked spaces of their parking lot can be used for the exchange of goods, child custody issues or to conduct private property transactions.

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