Aulton S. Mears, a 29-year-old Black/African American man, was found dead inside his vehicle at the intersection of Myrtle Street and Lakeview Avenue in Bridgeton, New Jersey, on September 20, 2017. He had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene after medical personnel arrived.

Numerous shell casings were recovered around Mears’ vehicle, and the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office and local police classified the death as a homicide. The investigation made no public arrests or suspect identifications, and the case later went cold. Authorities have continued to appeal to the public for information that could break the case and bring answers for Mears’ family.

If anyone was in that part of Bridgeton on the night of September 20, 2017, or has information about the shooting, please share what is known with investigators.