Jarod Rogers, 22, was found with an apparent gunshot wound on a sidewalk along Madison Avenue in Irvington, New Jersey, on Saturday, October 2, 2021. Irvington police responded shortly after 3 p.m.; Rogers was pronounced dead at the scene at 3:33 p.m. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force opened an investigation into the fatal shooting and asked the public for information.

Officials have not released a motive or identified suspects, and no arrests have been announced. The case remains under active investigation and the community was left with unanswered questions after Rogers’ death.

If anyone has information about what happened that afternoon or remembers seeing anything on Madison Avenue around 3 p.m. on October 2, 2021, please contact investigators.