On the evening of August 26, 2024, James Hailey, 43, of Newark, was fatally shot on the platform at Long Branch train station in New Jersey. He was shot at about 7:30 p.m., taken by emergency responders to a local hospital, and pronounced dead roughly an hour later. Family and friends remember him as a cherished father, devoted son and loyal friend.

The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and Long Branch Police Department investigated the killing and identified a suspect, 19-year-old Damian Bass. Authorities arrested Bass in the Effort section of Chestnuthill Township, Pennsylvania; he has been charged with first-degree murder and weapons offenses and is awaiting extradition to New Jersey to face those charges.

If anyone witnessed the shooting at the Long Branch station that night or has information about what happened, please share what you know.