On the evening of May 21, 2021, 25-year-old Randolph Black Jr., an aspiring actor and musician known as Ran Styles, was fatally shot in Jersey City, New Jersey. The attack occurred about 10:50 p.m. near Brinkerhoff Street and Crescent Avenue while Black was inside a vehicle with five other people. Two assailants approached and opened fire on that car; Black suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his torso and extremities and was pronounced dead at Jersey City Medical Center around 11:15 p.m.

The shooting also killed 26-year-old Jason Crutcher; four other vehicle occupants were wounded but survived. Investigators described the attack as targeted, saying the gunmen walked directly up to that specific vehicle before opening fire. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office and Jersey City Police Department conducted the investigation, which led to arrests and later convictions in the case.

If anyone knew Randolph, his stage work as Ran Styles, or was in the area that night, please share information that might still help complete the picture of what happened.