Anthony Rios was 17 when he died from a gunshot wound to the head in a Jersey City parking lot on Van Horne Street on September 12, 2016. He had been with friends, and the shooting happened while the group were handling two handguns, a Beretta .09 and a Walther P22 .22; alcohol and marijuana were reported to have been present.

The fatal shot was fired by one of those friends, 19-year-old Jacob Pommerehn. He was arrested and initially charged with aggravated manslaughter; he later pleaded guilty to reckless manslaughter. In December 2017 a Hudson County Superior Court judge sentenced Pommerehn to five years in prison, with a requirement that he serve at least four years before parole eligibility.

Anyone who knew Anthony, was in that area on September 12, 2016, or has information about what led to that night is asked to come forward.