ASBURY PARK - A chaotic shooting on the boardwalk Thursday night that injured two people resulted in the arrest of a local teen on gun charges, according to authorities.

The incident, which occurred just before 10 p.m., followed the annual beach fireworks display that had drawn thousands of people to the area.

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The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office said Friday morning that a 16-year-old Asbury Park resident was taken into custody after multiple shots were fired in the area of Ocean and First avenues. The juvenile, whose name was not released because of age, is facing one charge of second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun.

Manalapan Police Officer Kyle Williams, who was working security for the fireworks event, is credited with the arrest.

The victims included a 55-year-old female employee of a nearby business who sustained a non-life-threatening wound and was taken to the hospital. A second victim, a 25-year-old woman who was walking along the boardwalk at the time, sustained a minor wound and refused treatment at the scene, officials said.

Authorities would not say Friday whether if the victims had been targeted. The Prosecutor's Office is still investigating.

Joe Strupp is an award-winning 30-year journalist who covers education and Monmouth County for APP.com and the Asbury Park Press. He is also the author of two books, including Killing Journalism on the state of the news media. Reach him at jstrupp@gannettnj.com and at 732-643-4277.