Jonathan Paraison was 23 when he was fatally shot on the evening of June 27, 2009, across the street from his family’s home on 11th Avenue in Neptune, New Jersey. A resident of Asbury Park and born in Neptune, Paraison was reportedly involved in a dispute his mother later described vaguely as stemming from a baby-related matter. During the confrontation a single gunshot struck him; he was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center and died of his wounds.

The man who fired the shot was identified as 23-year-old Jaris Baker. Baker was arrested and later pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with Paraison’s death. Jonathan’s family later endured further tragedy when his older brother, Frantz Paraison, was killed in a separate shooting years afterward.

If anyone has information about the events that led to Jonathan’s death or remembers that night in Neptune, please share what you know.