In the late morning of a summer Friday, the city of Plainfield, New Jersey, was disrupted by an act of violence that would end the life of one of its own. On August 13, 2021, Jasper Moss, a 30-year-old Black male from Plainfield, was shot at the intersection of Pond Place and West Third Street. Responding to the scene shortly before 11 a.m., officers from the Plainfield Police Department discovered Moss and another individual, both suffering from gunshot wounds.
Emergency services transported both victims to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick for urgent medical care. Despite the efforts of medical professionals, Jasper Moss was pronounced dead shortly after 2:30 p.m. that afternoon. The second victim was reported to be in stable condition.
In the aftermath of the shooting, the Union County Prosecutor's Office, in conjunction with the Plainfield Police Department, announced an active and ongoing investigation into the fatal shooting.
The case was taken on by the Union County Homicide Task Force, with assistance from the Plainfield Police Department, the Union County Police Department Ballistics Unit, and the Union County Sheriff's Office Crime Scene Unit. Authorities publicly appealed for information from the community, urging anyone with knowledge of the incident to come forward and contact their offices.
As of now, publicly available information from online sources does not indicate that any arrests have been made, nor have any suspects been officially named in connection with the death of Jasper Moss. The investigation into his death remains open, leaving a void in the community and a family waiting for answers.
