On the evening of August 6, 2019, 16-year-old Altereek Johnson of Plainfield was found with a single gunshot wound to his upper torso near Steiner Avenue in North Plainfield, New Jersey. First responders arrived after a 9-1-1 call that initially suggested a possible vehicle strike; Johnson received emergency care and was transported to a hospital, where he later died. An autopsy confirmed the cause of death as a single gunshot wound and the manner of death was ruled a homicide.

Investigators from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office and the North Plainfield Police Department concluded the shooting was not random and that Johnson was the intended target; authorities did not disclose a specific motive while the investigation was active. Three days after the killing, a 15-year-old male from North Plainfield, identified by the initials Q.C., surrendered and was charged in connection with the case and held at the Middlesex County Juvenile Detention Center.

Did anyone in the community see or hear anything on Steiner Avenue that evening that could help clarify what happened?