Crime & Safety

Victim in Fatal Stabbing Identified

Travis Keys, 44, was murdered outside the Rug Mill Deli.

The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office identified Freehold Borough resident Travis Keys, 44, as the that took place outside the Rug Mill Deli Friday evening.

No arrests have been made and the prosecutor’s office is actively investigating the murder, said Assistant Prosecutor Marc LeMieux.

Freehold Borough police responded to the stabbing, which took place in the Rug Mill Plaza at 20 Jackson Street at approximately 9 p.m.

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Keys was transported to in Freehold Township, where he was pronounced dead, LeMieux said.

Anyone with any information regarding the crime is asked to contact Freehold Borough Detective Chris Otlowski at 732-462-1233 or Monmouth County Prosecutor's Offce Major Crimes Detective John Liebfried at 800-533-7443.

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