Elijah Zyimar Wilson was 20 when he was shot in the early morning hours of September 11, 2021. Police found him at the corner of East 18th and Fulton streets in Paterson, New Jersey, after a report of a shooting at about 2:50 a.m. He was taken to Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center and pronounced dead at 5:59 a.m.

Known by his stage name 495 Lightbulb, Wilson had recently signed with local label Cloud Musix and was remembered for his humor and devotion to family; he had been a summer camp counselor and was one of seven children. The Paterson Police Department and the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office investigated the homicide.

Two suspects were later arrested: 19-year-old Rasheed Thomas of Paterson, taken into custody on September 25, 2021, and 18-year-old Jaheem Glaze of Hackensack, arrested October 29, 2021. Both were charged with first-degree murder, possession of a handgun for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a handgun.

Did anyone in the Paterson area know Elijah or have information about the shooting?