On the evening of June 4, 2022, gunfire erupted on a street in Hempstead, New York, killing 19-year-old Jaden Omaree Johnson. Johnson, a Black male, was with a group in front of 77 Terrace Avenue when the shooting occurred at about 10:10 p.m. Nassau County Police found four people suffering gunshot wounds. Johnson was critically injured, transported to a nearby hospital, and pronounced dead shortly after 10:50 p.m.

Three other men were wounded in what police described as a drive-by shooting: a 23-year-old Hempstead man shot in the ankle, a 35-year-old Westbury man hit in the leg, and a 31-year-old Hempstead resident wounded in the thigh. All three were taken to local hospitals and listed in stable condition.

Investigators initially asked the public for help. On August 17, 2022, police arrested 22-year-old Laron Watts of Uniondale and charged him with second-degree murder, alleging he had been driving during the incident. On May 17, 2023, police arrested 22-year-old Jablee Cohen of Floral Park and charged him with second-degree murder; he was scheduled for arraignment. Does anyone who knew Jaden or was in that area that night have information to share with investigators?