Joshua Anthony Taylor was 20 when he was shot and killed in Jersey City on August 8, 2014. A lifelong resident, he was known as Joshua and by the nickname Kid Shine; family and friends remembered him as warm-hearted, playful, and loving. He worked in jobs including Party City, enjoyed cooking, attended P.S. 41 and Abraham Lincoln High School, and had become a father.

Obituary notices record visitation and a funeral at Mt. Zion Baptist Church on Kearney Avenue and burial at Bayview Cemetery.

Does anyone who knew Joshua or who was in Jersey City on August 8, 2014 have information that could help answer what happened?