On the evening of March 12, 2024, 23-year-old Numi Simmons, a Black male, was fatally shot near the intersection of Throop Avenue and Delavan Street in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Police responded to gunfire at about 6:53 p.m. and found two men with gunshot wounds. Both were taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital; Simmons died of his injuries there. The second victim was reported in critical condition; that person’s name has not been released.

Investigators from the New Brunswick Police Department and the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office say the shooting does not appear random and that the attack seemed targeted. No arrests or suspect identifications have been announced. Anyone with information or surveillance footage from the area is asked to contact authorities.