On the late evening of April 8, 2016, a sense of tragedy befell a quiet neighborhood in Fairfield, New Jersey. Rickie Harris Jr., a 22-year-old male, was discovered outside his home on King Drive with multiple gunshot wounds. The grim discovery was made by state troopers who had been dispatched to the scene at approximately 11:40 p.m.
Harris had been sitting as a passenger in a vehicle parked in front of his residence when the fatal shots were fired. Despite the urgent response and being rushed to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, his life could not be saved, and he was pronounced dead shortly after his arrival. The incident sent ripples of shock and grief through the community, leaving friends and family to mourn the sudden and violent loss of a young man known to many as 'Lil Tru.'
In the aftermath of the shooting, the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office, in conjunction with the New Jersey State Police Major Crimes Unit, launched an intensive investigation into
the homicide. Despite their efforts and public appeals for information, the case has grown cold. To date, no arrests have been made in connection with the murder of Rickie Harris Jr., and no suspects have been publicly identified. The motive behind the shooting remains unclear, leaving a painful void for a family still seeking justice and a community still searching for answers. The case is now considered one of the unsolved homicides in Cumberland County, a stark reminder of a life cut short and a killer who remains at large.
