Jack Harris, a 44-year-old Black man from Roselle, was killed in a daytime shooting on Witherspoon Street in Rahway. On the afternoon of November 12, 2022, around 12:40 p.m., gunfire was reported in the 1400 block and officers found Harris on the pavement with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Union County Homicide Task Force and the Rahway Police Department investigated the brazen daylight killing. Investigators identified 31-year-old Rahway resident Brandan Melford as a person of interest and arrested him in Newark on the evening of November 14, 2022. Melford was charged with first-degree murder and two weapons offenses.

There are limited publicly stated details about motive, a timeline leading up to the shooting, or whether additional suspects or witnesses have come forward. If anyone was in the area of Witherspoon Street that afternoon or has information about the shooting or its lead-up, please share what is known.