On August 15, 2025, at about 6:53 p.m. police in Millville, New Jersey, responded to reports of a shooting at High and Oak Streets and found 20-year-old Thomas Smith III with a gunshot wound to the head. He was taken to a local hospital and died shortly afterward.

Investigators quickly identified three suspects and described them as armed and dangerous. The men named in charging documents are 19-year-old Jequise R. Forrest of Millville, 19-year-old Alonzo E. Mincey of Vineland, and 19-year-old Jerramiah J. Michael of Bridgeton. The suspects were located at an apartment in the Amity Heights complex in Bridgeton and were taken into custody. They have been charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder; Forrest faces additional counts including aggravated assault and weapons offenses.

Authorities have not publicly disclosed a motive, and the investigation remains ongoing. If anyone has information about Smith, the shooting, or the events leading up to August 15, please share what is known with the Millville Police Department.