Zaair Tuck, a 31-year-old Black man from Elizabeth, New Jersey, was fatally shot on September 24, 2012. He had gone to a friend’s downtown Elizabeth residence that night after repeated calls and messages and was found on the sidewalk outside that home with a gunshot wound to the neck. Family described him as a devoted son who had regained a stronger connection to his faith after the birth of his young daughter, Avyanna; his mother is Carmen Tuck and he had a younger brother, Freddy.

Police say a car pulled up that night and an unidentified man demanded marijuana from Tuck, apparently believing he was a dealer. When Tuck said he did not have any but could find someone who did, the man became anxious and shot him. No arrests have been announced and the killer’s identity remains unknown; authorities ask anyone with information to contact the Union County Prosecutor’s Office.

Did anyone in the community know Zaair or have information about who was in that area of downtown Elizabeth the night of September 24, 2012?