In the spring of 2019, the life of a young Plainfield man was cut short in a local park. Wykil Sherrod Jr., a 20-year-old male, was found deceased on April 10, 2019. His body was discovered near a picnic table in Green Brook Park, a place familiar to the neighborhood.
Authorities were called to the scene following a report of a shooting. Upon their arrival, members of the Union County Homicide Task Force, the Union County Police Department, and the Union County Sheriff's Office Crime
Scene Unit found Sherrod and he was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy later confirmed that the cause of death was a gunshot wound.
At the time of the initial investigation, the circumstances that led to the fatal shooting were unknown, and the manner of death remained undetermined pending a more thorough investigation. Law enforcement officials from the Union County Prosecutor's Office urged anyone with information regarding the incident to come forward to assist in the case.
Despite the initial investigation and public appeals for information, publicly available online sources and news reports in the years following the incident do not contain information about any arrests being made or any suspects being identified in connection with the death of Wykil Sherrod Jr. The case remains without a publicly reported resolution.
