Stephanie Jacques was shot on the evening of April 1, 2020, in Jersey City while walking home from her aunt’s with her mother. The shooting occurred near Martin Luther King Drive and Forrest Street; a bullet struck Stephanie in the lower body and an 18-year-old man was also wounded. Stephanie was taken to Jersey City Medical Center and released that night.

On the morning of April 2, after feeling lightheaded, Stephanie collapsed in her mother’s arms and was rushed back to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 10:57 a.m. Her death was ruled a homicide caused by the gunshot wound. She died the day before her 18th birthday.

Three Jersey City men were later arrested in connection with the case: 20-year-olds Darby Shirden and Shaquan Rush were taken into custody within a week of the shooting, and 22-year-old Jeremy Perez was arrested in December 2020. All three have been charged with murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and weapons offenses for Stephanie’s death and the wounding of the other victim.

Did anyone in the area that night see something that could help the investigation?