Donyell D. Coley, 41, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of August 29, 2021, in the parking lot of the Speer Village housing complex on Aspen Place in Passaic, New Jersey. Struck by multiple gunshots, Coley was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital in a private vehicle and was pronounced dead at 6:36 a.m.

Investigators from the Passaic Police Department and the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, working with federal partners, identified a suspect as 32-year-old Nysheem T. Mann of Paterson. Authorities say a dispute between the two men, both with prior criminal records, culminated in the shooting. Mann was arrested during a motor vehicle stop on Washington Street in Paterson on the evening of August 31, 2021, and charged in connection with the death, including first-degree murder and firearms offenses.

Coley, known to family as Life, was remembered for a compassionate heart and loyalty to his family. If anyone knew Donyell, witnessed the shooting, or has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.