Archeley F. Brizard, 26, was found inside a car in the Jefferson Park area of Elizabeth, New Jersey, on August 4, 2021. Responding officers discovered him with multiple gunshot wounds about 12:30 p.m.; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Brizard was described as a Black / African American male.

The Union County Homicide Task Force opened a full investigation with assistance from the Elizabeth Police Department and other county agencies. Authorities later identified a suspect, Jefferson Louis, 25, of Newark, and charged him in October 2021 in connection with the killing. Louis was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force at a Newark apartment on February 1, 2022.

There is a clear record of charges being filed and of a fugitive apprehension, but many details about motive and the events leading to the shooting remain unspecified. If anyone has information about Brizard, his movements that day, or anything that could help the investigation, please come forward.