Rajee Montgomery was 22 when he was shot and killed in Newark on May 27, 2017. Officers were sent to the area of 15th Avenue and Fairmount Avenue after reports of gunfire and found Montgomery with a gunshot wound to the back. He was taken to University Hospital and pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

A woman was also shot in the same incident and was taken to the same hospital in a private vehicle; her injuries were described as non-life-threatening. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigation and the Major Crimes Task Force, including detectives from the Newark Police Department, was assigned. No public announcement about arrests or identified suspects has been made and the investigation remains active.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew Rajee, please share tips with investigators handling the case.