Shooting on Jersey Shore beach deemed a suicide

LAVALLETTE — A man was found dead on the beach early Saturday morning in an apparent suicide.

Residents called police after shots were fired near a boat ramp in the area of Washington Avenue and Bay Boulevard.

Chief Colin M. Grant told New Jersey 101.5 police found the man's body around 4 a.m. Grant said it appeared the man took his own life and that there was no danger to the community.

Grant did not disclose the identity of the deceased.

If you feel you or someone you know may be in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline, 1-800-273-TALK, or the NJ Hopeline, 1-855-654-6735.

Contact reporter Dan Alexander at dan.alexander@townsquaremedia.com.