On the morning of January 18, 2020, 27-year-old Luis Perez of the Bronx was shot and killed on the westbound lanes of Route 80 in Lodi, New Jersey. Perez was driving a Honda Civic when a red BMW SUV pulled alongside; gunfire from the SUV struck Perez in the neck and chest. A passenger in Perez’s car, Jose Mercado, was shot in the chest and left in critical condition. A third occupant was uninjured and called 911.

Investigators described the attack as deliberate and targeted rather than random road rage. Surveillance led police to a Long Island residence; a few days later three men left in a white Ford Fusion, which crashed during a police pursuit. Inside were a modified rifle capable of functioning as a machine gun and a sawed-off shotgun. Occupants were identified as Kenneth Regan, 21, of Centereach, New York, and Douglas Coudrey, 21, of Eastport, New York, plus Robert Plunkett. Authorities say Regan drove the BMW SUV and Coudrey fired the fatal shots. Regan and Coudrey were charged with murder, two counts of attempted murder, and weapons offenses; Plunkett faced weapons possession charges. Coudrey was also charged with attempting to escape from police headquarters and both he and Regan were slated for extradition to New Jersey.

Does anyone have information about Perez, Mercado, or the events on Route 80 that morning?