Edrian J. Peguero, a 19-year-old Hispanic male, was fatally shot on the evening of September 4, 2016, in Paterson, New Jersey. The shooting occurred at about 7:30 p.m. outside 75 Lafayette Street. Peguero was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center but died of his wounds. The shooting was the first in a series of shootings in Paterson that night.

Authorities identified 26-year-old Hendryck Acosta of Paterson as the suspected shooter and arrested him on September 30, 2016. He was charged with murder and two weapons offenses and held on $1 million bail. The prosecution’s case relied heavily on surveillance footage; there were no eyewitness identifications at trial and no murder weapon, fingerprints, or DNA directly tying Acosta to the shooting. A jury deadlocked after deliberations and the judge declared a mistrial. A key witness, the driver of the vehicle Peguero was in, refused to testify and was later sentenced to two months for contempt of court. A retrial was scheduled to begin on October 21, 2019.

Does anyone have information about Edrian Peguero, his movements that night, or the events outside 75 Lafayette Street?