Isaiah Shaw was 23 when he was fatally shot at the IAO recording studio on Egg Harbor Road in Lindenwold, New Jersey, on the evening of Friday, September 30, 2022. Known as DJ Zay, he worked as a music producer who made beats for local artists, was beginning to compose for films, and had started a clothing line to promote his entertainment brand. Police received a 9-1-1 call about 9:50 p.m.; officers found Shaw with a fatal gunshot wound to the head and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators focused on a colleague, 23-year-old Ronin Austin Nevels of Lindenwold. The day after the shooting authorities located Nevels at a Gloucester Township residence where he barricaded himself; deployment of the Special Response Team and Crisis Negotiation Team ended with his surrender and arrest. Nevels was charged with first-degree murder and weapons offenses. If anyone has information about Isaiah’s work at the studio or the night of the shooting, please come forward.