On April 10, 2016, 21-year-old Rutgers student Shani Patel was fatally shot in his off-campus apartment on Central Avenue in Newark, New Jersey. His 23-year-old roommate survived wounds sustained in the same attack. Investigators found a substantial quantity of drugs and money at the scene, and described the shooting as a targeted incident tied to a robbery connected to narcotics rather than a random act of violence.

Patel was an economics major with plans to graduate and pursue entrepreneurial goals, though he also had prior drug-related charges. Within days the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office announced the arrest of 25-year-old Marcus Feliz of Newark on charges including murder, felony murder, and robbery. In February 2017 U.S. Marshals arrested 26-year-old Fraynned Ramirez in the Dominican Republic; he faced similar charges and weapons counts. Neither accused had ties to Rutgers University.

If anyone knew Shani, his roommate, or has information about the people involved, please share what you know.