On August 13, 2021, Jasper Moss, a 30-year-old Black man from Plainfield, New Jersey, was shot at the intersection of Pond Place and West Third Street in the late morning. Plainfield officers arrived shortly before 11 a.m. and found Moss and another person suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick; Jasper Moss was pronounced dead shortly after 2:30 p.m. that afternoon, while the second victim was reported in stable condition.

The Union County Prosecutor’s Office and the Plainfield Police Department described the case as an active, ongoing investigation and the Union County Homicide Task Force took the lead, with support from county ballistics and crime scene units. Authorities asked the public to provide any information they might have. No arrests or named suspects have been announced.

If anyone witnessed the shooting at West Third Street and Pond Place or has information that could help the investigation, please contact the relevant authorities.