On August 26, 1977, 27-year-old William Nagle was killed in a sudden, random shooting in Hackettstown, New Jersey. The attack began near the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad tracks on Grant Avenue when 20-year-old Emile Benoist opened fire with a .44-caliber rifle, striking people who happened to be nearby.

The spree continued into neighboring Mansfield Township and left six people dead in all: William Nagle, 14-year-old David Galvin, and Robert Visconti, Jeffrey L. Gianquitti, Stephen Werner, and Clifford Sowers. Police were notified about 5:36 PM and later cornered Benoist in a cornfield; he then took his own life. Investigators concluded Benoist acted alone, and no arrests were made.

What does anyone who lived in Hackettstown in 1977 remember about that afternoon, or about William Nagle?