On the evening of August 31, 2020, a burst of gunfire shattered the late summer quiet in a Plainfield, New Jersey neighborhood, tragically ending the life of 23-year-old Leroy Alphonso Hayes. A graduate of Plainfield High School, Hayes was a resident of the city where he was born and raised. The fatal shooting occurred on the 200 block of Pond Place.
That same night was marked by further violence in the city, with two other men wounded in a separate shooting incident. While an arrest was made in connection with the non-fatal shooting, the case of Leroy Hayes's death remained a somber mystery. In the immediate aftermath, law enforcement officials announced that they were actively seeking leads and information from the public to bring his killer or killers to justice.
In the days following the tragic event, the Union County Crime Stoppers announced a significant
reward for any information that would lead to an arrest and indictment in connection with Hayes's death. This public appeal underscored the urgent need for community assistance in solving the case. Despite these efforts, information regarding any suspects or subsequent arrests in the murder of Leroy Alphonso Hayes has not been publicly released, leaving a community to mourn a life cut short and a family still awaiting answers.
