In the evening hours of a Thursday in November 2015, the life of 19-year-old Javonte Galbreath was tragically cut short on the streets of Jersey City, New Jersey. Reports of gunfire at the intersection of Ocean and Winfield avenues drew police to the area shortly after 8 p.m. Though the initial scene of the shooting was at that corner, officers discovered Galbreath two blocks away, suffering from at least one gunshot wound.
He was rushed to the Jersey City Medical Center, but his injuries proved to be fatal.
Javonte, also known by the nickname 'Tay Tay,' was identified in federal court documents as a member of a local street gang known as the Curries Woods Enterprise, which is affiliated with the 52 Hoover set of the Crips. In a tribute to their fallen member, the group also refers to themselves as the 'Tay Tay Shrimp Gang.' His death is noted in these documents as having occurred in November 2015 and is mentioned in the context of ongoing conflicts and violence involving the enterprise.
In the wake of the shooting, Javonte's mother, Harriet Wilson, a corrections officer, expressed her profound grief over the loss of her only child. She made a public plea for those responsible for her son's death to surrender to the authorities. The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Homicide Unit has been leading the investigation into the shooting. Despite the passage of time and the public nature of the incident, information regarding any arrests made or the identification of any suspect or suspects in the murder of Javonte Galbreath has not been made publicly available. The case remains a painful and unresolved chapter for his family and the community.
