Jason Nieves Jr., 21, of Reading, Pennsylvania, died from a gunshot wound on November 1, 2018, following a fight with other males. He was born in Brooklyn, worked as an auto repair mechanic, and is survived by his parents Jason and Barbara Nieves, his daughter Joselianies Jo Jo, and six siblings.

Reading police identified Nieves as the victim of the fatal shooting. Authorities charged 22-year-old Thomas Lee Putt Jr., also of Reading, with aggravated assault and two counts of conspiracy to commit aggravated assault in connection with the incident; prosecutors presented evidence linking him to the assault that led to Nieves’s death.

The death deeply affected the family and the community and highlighted violence in Reading. If anyone has information about the events of November 1, 2018, or knew Jason, please come forward.