On the evening of Friday, December 12, 2025, Jersey City police went to an apartment complex on Rose Avenue after a distress call and found 16-year-old Al-Jahmir Curry of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, with a gunshot wound to the upper body. First responders attempted aid but Curry was pronounced dead just before 5:30 p.m. The Regional Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the death a homicide.

Detectives from the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department opened an investigation. By the following Wednesday a 17-year-old juvenile was arrested and charged with aggravated manslaughter, tampering with physical evidence, and multiple weapons offenses; officials did not release the juvenile’s name or identifying details because of his age. Friends and family remembered Curry as a joyful, devoted father and brother who had traveled from Pennsylvania and was celebrated for his positive spirit. A community fundraiser was organized to help with funeral expenses. The specific circumstances that led to the shooting remain under investigation.

Did anyone see Al-Jahmir in Jersey City on December 12 or have information about his movements that day?