On the late afternoon of Saturday, May 3, 2025, a car that had struck a tree on Merritt Street near Old Bergen Road in Jersey City contained an unresponsive driver later identified as 39-year-old Devon Reid of Elizabeth. First responders found Reid with a gunshot wound to his neck; he was taken to Jersey City Medical Center and pronounced dead at about 7:16 p.m.

The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department opened an immediate investigation and initially sought public help while the suspect remained at large. Anyone with information about Reid, his movements that day, or the crash scene is asked to share what they know.

Who knew Devon or saw anything on Merritt Street that afternoon?