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Denzel Morgan-Hicks, 27, was fatally shot in Asbury Park, New Jersey, on November 22, 2017. Police say officers responded to reports of gunfire about 10:32 p.m. near 150 Prospect Avenue and found Morgan-Hicks in the driver’s seat of his 2017 Ford Expedition with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and the Asbury Park Police Department identified three suspects: Vernon Sanders, 34, of Brick Township; Steven J. Taylor, 36, of Asbury Park; and Avery Hopes, 23, of Asbury Park. Prosecutors alleged the killing was retaliatory, tied to gang rivalry, and said Sanders and Hopes ambushed Morgan-Hicks as he left a friend’s apartment. Authorities described Morgan-Hicks as affiliated with the Crips and said the attack was linked to a rumored role in a 2011 death of a rival gang member.

A Monmouth County grand jury returned an eight-count indictment charging the three men with crimes that include first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and firearm offenses. Does anyone have information about Morgan-Hicks, his movements that night, or the people named in the indictment?