Shortly before dawn on November 20, 2021, gunfire was reported on Randolph Avenue in Jersey City. Police arrived at about 3:15 a.m. and found 24-year-old Jersey City resident Rashaun Bell suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his torso and lower extremities at 116 Randolph Avenue. Emergency crews transported Bell to Jersey City Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at about 3:50 a.m. The medical examiner determined his death was caused by those gunshot wounds.

The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department opened a joint investigation. Authorities did not release a motive or identify any persons of interest in the early stages, and no arrests had been announced in the days following the shooting. Anyone with information about what happened that morning is asked to contact investigators.