The Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and the Toms River Police Chief Mitch Little have announced that Margarita Diaz, age 44, of Manchester Township was identified as the victim of a homicide that occurred on Wednesday, August 7th 2019.
The homicide occurred at the Deer Chase Professional Park on Route 37 West, in Toms River Township. The Ocean County Prosecutor’s office Major Crime Unit and the Toms River Township Police Department and the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department Crime Scene Investigation unite are actively investigating this homicide.
Prosecutor Billhimer expects to be able to release more information this week, as the investigation is still ongoing.
It was approximately 8:42pm when police were dispatched to 150 Route 37 West in Toms River. The dispatch was the result of a report of an assault at the Deer Chase Professional Park.
Police arrived on scene to find a female victim unresponsive . After lifesaving efforts by first responders, the victim was pronounced dead at Community Medical Center and the investigation became a homicide.
We originally reported this as a DOA as that is how we heard the call and later updated with the information given on August 8th’s in the form of a press release.
Laura Michelle
Kim Rossi Kara Capron Petrocelli Meghan Lightfoot
Amanda Dill McCarthy Trish Asch
Helen Cocuzza
That’s sad
Ok and who killed her?
As the article said “Prosecutor Billhimer expects to be able to release more information this week, as the investigation is still ongoing.”
Marie Campanella Dudar he did
Deanna Wall Kelly Provenzano ☝️☝️☝️
Christine Shecton they caught him?
Kelly Provenzano yes apparently he was arrested on August 9th
Christine Shecton is that her husband.
Marie Campanella Dudar idk. I just started reading the comments. Idk if this was random or if they knew each other.
Christine Shecton ???
Marie Campanella Dudar no not her husband it wasn’t a domestic case.
Dave Meyer THAT PICTURE IS NOT WHO MURDERED HER TAKE IT DOWN! they arrested a juvenile for this !!!!
Valerie Faliveno I will not take it down…
Dave Meyer ok but its the wrong person but ok ??♀️ idk what’s funny either?
Katy-Ann Blacker
Who killed her ?
That particular location is right on Route 37 so I am sure there are plenty of surveillance cameras in the vicinity. Especially being across from The Commons and very close to the hospital. The police will get to the bottom of it. It just had to be thorough. We will know when they let us know.
Vicki Lynn Dougherty
Authorities have been out the last few days retrieving video footage and have made an arrest.
Ocean County Scanner News I knew they would.
An arrest has been made.
Ocean County Scanner News arrest was made days ago according to Laura
Greg Bleeker leave me out of this lol
Ocean County Scanner News good !!! When are they going to release who he was ? If anything to her ?
Sherry Martinez read the comments
They arrested a juvenile and not releasing the name
When they say there’s no threat to the general public I’m going to assume that’s because they’ve already identified him and they know who it is and it could be a domestic sort of thing
Is there a suspect?
Hope it’s true that he was arrested
Frankie Fuego
Sabrina Vazquez
He was arrested the day after for homicide
Here’s to another jail house “suicide”
Dave Meyer not him
Dave Meyer sadly wasnt him , which means there was another murder no one notified anyone about
Valerie Faliveno I said he was arrested, nothing more, so yes, there is other stuff going on that they aren’t speking of.
Jake Citron
Kristina Marie