John Dominguez was 17 and due to turn 18 the following month when he was found unresponsive inside an apartment at 124 West Third Street in Bayonne on the afternoon of Sunday, July 21, 2024. Emergency crews took him to Bayonne Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead just after 3:00 p.m.

The Regional Medical Examiner’s Office determined John died from a gunshot wound to the torso and ruled the manner of death a homicide. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit opened the investigation. A community fundraiser for funeral expenses was organized by his brother and drew broad local support.

Authorities arrested a 17-year-old male from Jersey City on July 24, 2024, initially charging him as a juvenile with manslaughter and weapons offenses; he was later publicly identified as Ramel Johnson and the case was moved into adult court. The investigation and prosecution remained active as of the latest update.

Did anyone in Bayonne have contact with John in the weeks before July 21, 2024, or information about the events that day?

Johnny was just 17. His whole life ahead of him. Now it has affected more people because the person that killed him was also a minor. This will touch and affect so many peoples lives. So senseless.