On the night of January 8, 2016, 24-year-old Jovan Marino, a Black man from Trenton, New Jersey, was shot on the 100 block of Rosemont Avenue in the city’s West Ward. Officers were called about 11:15 p.m.; Marino was rushed to a local hospital but died the next day, January 9. The shooting came amid a violent 24-hour span in Trenton that included several other shootings that weekend.

Reports say there was no official description of an argument, robbery, or vehicle involvement, and even basic questions about how the gunfire began remain unanswered. Authorities asked the public for tips and at the time reported no arrests in Marino’s killing; later coverage continues to describe the case as unresolved with no publicly identified suspect or motive.

If anyone saw or heard anything on Rosemont Avenue that night or has information about what led to his shooting, please share what is known with investigators.