Multiple gunshots were heard in the 100 block of Passaic Street in Trenton, New Jersey, in the early morning hours of November 18, 2014. Police found 28-year-old Hakeem Joseph Lamar Brooks about 12:40 a.m. with several gunshot wounds; he was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center and died of those injuries on December 1, 2014, after nearly two weeks of treatment.

A lifelong Trenton resident and a 2004 graduate of Trenton Central High School, Brooks enjoyed building model airplanes and cars and playing video games. He is survived by a young son, parents, and multiple siblings and other relatives who remember him as a cherished family member.

The Mercer County Homicide Task Force led the investigation and asked the public for information. No suspect description was released, and no public reports of arrests or identified suspects have been noted in the years since. Does anyone have information about that night or Hakeem’s case that could help bring answers to his family?