Zakee Cooper, a 36-year-old Black man from Perth Amboy, New Jersey, was shot and killed on a street in Elizabeth in the early hours of March 2, 2020. Police were called at about 2 a.m. to the 1000 block of North Broad Street, where officers found Cooper with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Union County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Task Force led the investigation with the Elizabeth Police Department, the Union County Police Department Ballistics Unit, and the Union County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Unit. Authorities sought public help and the Union County Crime Stoppers offered up to a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and indictment. As of initial reports, no suspects had been identified and no arrests had been made.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew Cooper, contact the Homicide Task Force.