Jireh S. Douglas was 19 when he was fatally shot on July 14, 2019, on the 200 block of Sinnickson Street in Salem, New Jersey. According to eyewitnesses, a vehicle drove up to a relative’s home and an occupant or occupants opened fire, striking Douglas multiple times.

Douglas was an honors student enrolled in the STEAM Academy college preparatory program and planned to study engineering at Rowan University that fall. Family members remember him as a father figure within his household; his father believes Jireh may have been an unintended target and an innocent bystander.

No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced. His mother has appealed for anyone with information to contact investigators. If anyone knew Jireh, saw activity on Sinnickson Street that night, or has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.