Godfrey J. Jones Jr. was fatally shot on the morning of August 6, 2018, while seated on a bench in Weequahic Park in Newark, New Jersey. He was 25 and in the company of a female companion when two men approached; one of the men reportedly asked Jones his name and then opened fire at about 9:15 a.m. Jones was taken to University Hospital and pronounced dead at 5:27 p.m. that evening.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force investigated the killing. As of late 2024, no arrests had been reported and the case remained unsolved. Authorities released suspect descriptions: two Black males, one thin wearing a baseball cap with white lettering, the other heavier-set wearing a stocking cap over a full head of hair. They were seen leaving in a four-door Nissan Altima, model years 2015–2018. The Essex County Sheriff’s Crime Stoppers Program offered a reward that was increased to $15,000.

If anyone who was in or near Weequahic Park on August 6, 2018, has information or remembers seeing that vehicle or those men, please contact the investigators.