On the night of December 19, 2023, 25-year-old Piscataway resident Isaiah Benbow was struck in a burst of gunfire near the intersection of Rock Avenue and West 4th Street. Responding officers found him gravely wounded on the pavement; he was transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick and later pronounced dead. A second, unidentified man was also shot that night and taken to the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds.

Investigators reported shell casings at the scene and said an assailant fled in a vehicle last seen heading toward Plainfield. The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Piscataway Police Department treated the incident as an active homicide investigation and asked anyone who witnessed the shooting or has nearby surveillance footage to contact Detective Michael Sexton or Detective Jose Rosario. Officials said no arrests had been made and no suspect or motive had been disclosed.

Isaiah’s death is remembered online by friends and family as the loss of a humble, well-regarded young man; some comments note he was an only son. If anyone saw the shooting that night or has video from Rock Avenue and West 4th Street, can you share what you know with investigators?