Carmelo Rodriguez, 29, was fatally shot on the afternoon of January 12, 2023, near the intersection of Mary and Walnut streets in Elizabeth, New Jersey. A civilian transported Rodriguez to Trinitas Hospital, but he died there from multiple gunshot wounds. Police found evidence of the shooting at the scene and no other victims were reported.

The Union County Prosecutor’s Office is leading the active investigation. Rodriguez was from nearby Newark, and his death was the second fatal shooting in Elizabeth in the early weeks of 2023.

If anyone saw the shooting or has information about who fired on Mary and Walnut streets that afternoon, please come forward to investigators.