In the late afternoon of a spring day, violence erupted at the corner of West Eighth Street and Grant Avenue in Plainfield, New Jersey. Gunshots echoed through the neighborhood on May 2, 2021, leaving two men wounded. One of them was Michael Price Jr., a 29-year-old male from Dunellen who had grown up in Plainfield. He was swiftly transported to JFK University Medical Center in Edison, but his injuries proved fatal, and he was pronounced dead just after 6 p.m.
A second man, a 30-year-old from Piscataway, was also struck by gunfire and was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick in critical but stable condition.
In the wake of the shooting, the Union County Homicide Task Force took the lead in the investigation, working in conjunction with the Plainfield Police Department, the Union County Police Department Ballistics Unit, and the Union County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Unit. Law enforcement officials appealed to the public for assistance, asking anyone with information to come forward and share what they knew.
Despite the passage of time, the case of Michael Price Jr.'s death remains unresolved. As of the latest available information, no arrests have been made, and no suspects have been publicly named in connection with the shooting. The investigation continues to be active, with authorities still seeking information from the community that could lead to a breakthrough in the case and provide answers for a grieving family.
