A Perth Amboy man has been sentenced to 25 years for the execution-style shooting death of 24- year-old Isaiah Spicer of Union in 2021, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel announced Friday.
Shannon Assing sentenced for the murder Isaiah Spicer
Shannon Assing, 26, was sentenced by Union County Superior Court Judge Robert Kirsch, for his conviction of aggravated manslaughter.
Shannon Assing
Assing must serve at least 85 percent of the 25-year term before being eligible for parole.
Incident
At about 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, Union Township Police responded to the 1200 block of Coolidge Avenue where they found Spicer with fatal injuries to his head and neck after an apparent execution-style shooting, according to Assistant Prosecutor Robert Grady.
Spicer was pronounced dead at the scene.
Assing fled the scene, got rid of the weapon, and turned himself in the next day.
Aftet pleading guilty, Assing admitted to shooting Spicer in front of the home of his ex-girlfriend.
“We are grateful for the hard work of Assistant Prosecutor Grady, Sergeant Chris Scuorzo, and Homicide Task Force Officer Sergeant Trent Fettes on this case in bringing this suspect to justice, “said Union County Prosecutor Daniel.
Spicer was a software engineer at Spotify and attended Temple University.
