A 49-year-old Toms River man has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and a weapons offense in connection with a January 2024 shooting in Lakewood Township that left a 27-year-old man injured.

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced Thursday that Million Brown-Bey entered his guilty pleas before Superior Court Judge Kimarie Rahill.

The shooting occurred on January 7, 2024, when Lakewood Police responded to reports of gunfire near the West Gate Shopping Complex. Shortly afterward, a 27-year-old man arrived at Ocean Medical Center in Brick with gunshot wounds to both arms. He was treated and released.

An investigation determined that the victim had arrived at a residence on Hillside Avenue when Brown-Bey approached his vehicle and fired at least one shot, injuring both of his arms. Despite his injuries, the victim managed to drive himself to the hospital.

Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office and Lakewood Police identified Brown-Bey as the shooter. He was arrested on January 11, 2024, and has remained in the Ocean County Jail since his arrest.

Brown-Bey is scheduled to be sentenced on December 18, 2026. Prosecutors will seek a 10-year state prison sentence for aggravated assault, subject to the No Early Release Act, along with a concurrent 10-year sentence for the weapons offense, including five years of parole ineligibility.

Prosecutor Billhimer credited the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, Lakewood Police Department, and several assisting law enforcement agencies for their work in the investigation.