On the night of Saturday, May 18, 2019, a large gathering at Naaman Williams Park in Franklin Township, New Jersey, was shattered by gunfire around 11 p.m. In the chaos, 30-year-old township resident David D. Anderson was struck. A civilian rushed Anderson to a nearby hospital for emergency treatment, but he later died of his injuries.

The Franklin Township Police Department and the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit opened an intensive homicide investigation. Detectives interviewed numerous witnesses near Matilda Avenue and urged anyone with information to come forward. In November 2019, authorities announced the arrest of Najee K. Croom, 27, of New Brunswick, on first-degree murder and weapons charges.

If anyone who was at the park that night or who knows anything about what happened has information that wasn’t shared with investigators, contact the Franklin Township Police or the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.