Rashiem “Rock” Reed, 22, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of June 29, 2002, on Union Street in Carteret, New Jersey. Reed had been out with friends at Charlie’s Pub and went with a friend to another friend’s house; around 3:30 a.m. a man identified as Eligio D. Bueno, described as a friend of Reed, approached and an argument reportedly about a monetary debt escalated. Bueno produced a handgun and shot Reed in the head. Reed was taken to Rahway Hospital and pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Investigators quickly focused on Eligio D. Bueno. He was arrested on July 12, 2002, in Newark and charged with murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and resisting arrest; a separate charge of receiving a stolen automobile was filed but kept apart from the murder trial. At trial a jury convicted Bueno on the murder, weapon and resisting charges, and he received a 56-year state prison sentence, a judgment that was later upheld on appeal.

If anyone knew Rashiem Reed, his movements that night, or has information about the dispute that led to the shooting, please share what is known.