On the evening of July 7, 2020, 37-year-old Otis A. Oskeeno Smith was killed in a mass shooting at the intersection of Carroll and Governor Streets in Paterson, New Jersey. Gunfire at that corner, described as troubled by drugs and violence, struck seven people in total. Smith was among four men who died; the others were Al Malik Williams, 37, Unique Jones, 22, and Nygier Barrett, 25. Three additional men, aged 19, 20, and 24, survived with wounds.

Responding officers who were nearby heard the shots and found multiple victims. Witnesses reported a dark-colored SUV fleeing the scene shortly after the shooting. The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office and the Paterson Police Department asked the public for help identifying those responsible; no arrests have been announced and the motive has not been disclosed. If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew Otis Smith, please come forward.