Christopher Lemoine was 19 when he was found shot on Lembeck Avenue in Jersey City on the evening of July 3, 2014, and was pronounced dead shortly afterward. Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, he moved to Jersey City at age three, graduated from McNair Academic High School and was studying criminal justice at Rutgers University with plans to pursue a career in law enforcement.

Authorities linked another 19-year-old Jersey City resident, Kirt Barrington, to the killing. A warrant for Barrington’s arrest was issued July 19, 2014, and he was taken into custody on July 21 in Hackensack on charges that included murder, unlawful possession of a handgun, and possession of a handgun for an unlawful purpose. Barrington had been facing unrelated charges from February 2014 and had been out on bail.

The immediate motive remained unclear and investigators said they were probing whether others were involved. Did anyone see Christopher on Lembeck Avenue that night or have information about who was with him?