On the night of May 26, 2016, a burst of gunfire near Stegman Street and Bergen Avenue in Jersey City left 28-year-old Tyrell Franklin dead. Franklin was found in Audubon Park with a fatal gunshot wound to the upper part of his body and was pronounced dead at the scene at about 11:00 p.m.

A second man, 33-year-old Tavon Rush, was found nearby on Stegman Street with multiple gunshot wounds to his torso and was taken to Jersey City Medical Center for treatment. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department opened an intensive investigation into the dual shooting.

On August 9, 2016, authorities announced an arrest warrant for 20-year-old Quashawn Jackson of Jersey City, charging him with Franklin’s murder, the attempted murder of Rush, and weapons offenses, and warned he should be considered armed and dangerous. If anyone has information about what happened that night or about the people involved, please come forward.