On August 31, 2022, 22-year-old Najeer Lane of Allentown, Pennsylvania, was shot and killed on the 1000 block of West Juniata Street. Lane, a passenger in a vehicle driven by Bless Jones as they were en route to Trout Creek Park, was found with a gunshot wound to his back and pronounced dead at the scene. The Lehigh County Coroner’s Office ruled his death a homicide.

Investigators say the suspects had arranged to meet Jones at the park and then opened fire on the vehicle. Three men were charged in connection with Lane’s murder: Xavier Grenon, Legious R. Minder Jr., and Frederick A. Marks Jr., on counts including criminal homicide, conspiracy to commit criminal homicide, and aggravated assault. Family members noted that Najeer’s brother, Parris Lane, had been shot and killed in Allentown in 2017.

Two defendants have moved through the legal process: Minder pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and related charges and was sentenced to 40 to 80 years in state prison; Xavier Grenon was convicted by a jury in February 2026 on charges including conspiracy to commit criminal homicide, attempt to commit criminal homicide, and aggravated assault. Frederick Antwan Marks Jr. is awaiting trial. Did anyone who knew Najeer or saw activity around Trout Creek Park on August 31, 2022, come forward with information?