Arrest made in connection with Asbury Park suspicious death

<p>Police have made an arrest in connection to what investigators are calling a suspicious death in Asbury Park.</p>

News 12 Staff

Apr 12, 2018, 12:12 PM

Updated 2,213 days ago

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Arrest made in connection with Asbury Park suspicious death
Police have made an arrest in connection to what investigators are calling a suspicious death in Asbury Park.
Knowledge B. Allah, 54, of Asbury Park, was charged late Wednesday night with first-degree murder, among other charges.
Allah was lodged in Monmouth County Correctional Institution. He will likely have a first appearance this afternoon. 
Salah Ali, 57, was found dead inside one of the stairwells at the Dr. Robinson Towers, a senior citizen living complex located at 1000 Third Ave. 
The first 911 calls came in just before Wednesday at 11:30 a.m.
Once police arrived, they found Ali dead in the stairwell.  
The circumstances surrounding the death have not been released.


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