Rahmiere Morris, a 20-year-old Black man from Jersey City, New Jersey, was an entrepreneur who worked in IT and as a computer streamer. Known to friends as "Rah Rah," he was remembered as a humble, smart, and respectful person. The depth of his loss was captured in a message from a loved one: "I miss you brother, I still can't believe I won't every hear from you again."
The night of Friday, January 3, 2025, brought tragedy to Jersey City's Greenville neighborhood. Shortly before 8:30 p.m., the sound of gunfire near the intersection of Lembeck Avenue and Old Bergen Road prompted calls to the Jersey City Police Department. When officers arrived, they discovered Rahmiere suffering from a gunshot wound to his torso. Emergency responders rushed him to the Jersey City Medical Center, but his injury was too severe.
He was pronounced dead at approximately 9:35 p.m., becoming the city's first homicide victim of the year.
The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit, working in conjunction with the Jersey City Police Department, immediately began an investigation. The case progressed quickly, and authorities arrested a 17-year-old male from Jersey City in connection with the shooting. He was initially charged as a juvenile with murder and weapons offenses.
The suspect was later publicly identified as Naheim King. In a major development over a year after the shooting, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office announced that King, who had since turned 18, would not be tried in the juvenile system. His case was transferred to adult criminal court, where he was set to be prosecuted for murder, unlawful possession of a weapon, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. As of February 2026, the case against Naheim King was proceeding through the adult court system.
