Moussa Fofana was an 18-year-old Columbia High School student and promising soccer player when he was shot and killed on the evening of June 6, 2021. He was walking with a friend through the Underhill Sports Complex in Maplewood, New Jersey, on their way to another friend’s house shortly after 9:30 p.m. Gunfire was reported and, when police arrived, Fofana was found with a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at 10:24 p.m. A second male student suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

The investigation involved the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, Maplewood Police, the Essex County Sheriff’s Department, the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The community held rallies demanding justice as the case remained unsolved for weeks. On August 5, 2021, authorities announced the arrest of 20-year-old Yohan Hernandez of Newark on charges including murder, aggravated assault and weapons offenses in connection with the shooting.

If anyone who knew Moussa, witnessed the events at Underhill Sports Complex that night, or has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.