Dearn Marcano, a 20-year-old Black man who had moved to the United States from Trinidad and Tobago with his mother, was fatally shot on the evening of August 16, 2014, in Plainfield, New Jersey. The shooting took place around 9 p.m. near West Third Street and Manson Place when a group of men in dark clothing reportedly exited a vehicle and fired more than a dozen shots. Marcano was found at the scene and pronounced dead shortly after 10 p.m.

Three other Plainfield residents suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. The killing was Plainfield’s first homicide of the year and prompted a community march and a public forum attended by city and county officials. The Union County Prosecutor’s Office and the Plainfield Police Division opened a joint investigation; investigators have not publicly identified any suspects. A reward for information was raised from up to $5,000 to $20,000. Marcano’s mother, Gursha Marcano-Brown, described him as devoted to his family and their future.

If anyone has information about what happened that night, please share it with the investigators handling the case.