Damon Hughes, a 32-year-old Black man, was found with a serious injury just outside his residence on Clark Street in Hillside, New Jersey, shortly before 1 a.m. on July 7, 2021. He was taken to University Hospital in Newark and was pronounced dead soon after arrival. The Union County Homicide Task Force led the investigation with assistance from the Hillside Police Department, the Union County Police Department Ballistics Unit, and the Union County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Unit.

Investigators reported a silver Range Rover seen speeding away from the area around the time of the shooting and recovered shell casings near a private school on Maple Avenue about three blocks from where Hughes was found. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced; the investigation remains active.

If anyone has information about that night or observed a silver Range Rover in the Clark Street or Maple Avenue area, please contact authorities.