Anthony Zigarelli charged in 2022 Garden State Parkway shooting

Anthony Zigarelli, a 22-year-old man currently serving time in state prison for unrelated offenses, has been charged in connection with a 2022 shooting on the Garden State Parkway. Zigarelli faces two counts of first-degree attempted murder, along with second-degree charges for unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.

The incident occurred on January 12, 2022, following a verbal dispute at an Exxon station in Manchester Township. Investigators state that the suspect followed the victim's vehicle onto the Garden State Parkway, where multiple rounds were allegedly fired near Exit 80 in South Toms River. A male passenger in the vehicle sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

The case remained unsolved for two years until advancements in investigative technology allowed detectives to identify the suspect. The breakthrough was achieved through collaboration between the New Jersey State Police Cellular Analysis Team and the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office High Tech Crimes Unit.