On the night of June 26, 2018, gunfire was reported near Martin Luther King Drive and Bidwell Avenue in Jersey City. Police arrived about 11:25 p.m. and found 31-year-old Darrell Rush in the street near 199 Bidwell Avenue with a gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead shortly before midnight; the cause of death was listed as a gunshot wound to the head and the manner of death ruled a homicide.

Within days investigators focused on a family member. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department arrested Darrell’s 35-year-old cousin, Tavon Rush, on Grant Avenue in Jersey City. He was charged with aggravated manslaughter and several weapons offenses, including possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon. Authorities did not immediately release a motive.

If anyone has information about what led to the shooting or knew Darrell and his family, please share tips with investigators.