On August 9, 2018, 20-year-old Evan Smutz was fatally shot inside the Center Street apartment he shared with his girlfriend in Keyport, New Jersey. A graduate of Keyport High School who played football and baseball, Smutz was pronounced dead at the scene after a 911 call reporting gunshots at 12:48 p.m.; he was pronounced dead at 1:21 p.m.

The shooting followed an argument with 19-year-old John Curtin of Keansburg, who had come to the apartment reportedly over a dispute about a marijuana transaction. Curtin brought a handgun, shot Smutz, then fled to New York City. Later that day Curtin made contact with a coworker and, after speaking with a police officer who was present, surrendered to the New York City Police Department and was returned to Monmouth County.

Curtin was charged with murder, felony murder, armed robbery, and weapons offenses and was indicted by a grand jury in October 2018. Does anyone have information about the events at the apartment that afternoon or knew Evan personally?