On May 13, 2021, 21-year-old Trevon Arthur-Haneef Palin was found with serious injuries on the 1000 block of Anna Street in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Police responded to reports of gunfire around 9:25 p.m.; Palin was pronounced dead at the scene. He is described as a Black male.

The Union County Homicide Task Force took over the investigation with assistance from the Elizabeth Police Department and other county agencies. Authorities publicly asked the community for information, but no motive was announced and there were no reported arrests or identified suspects in the days after the shooting.

The investigation remains active and Palin’s family and community continue to await answers. If anyone has information about that night or saw anything on Anna Street around 9:25 p.m., please contact the prosecutor’s office.