In the early morning hours, a domestic dispute in a Paterson, New Jersey, apartment escalated to a fatal conclusion. Inside the third-floor residence at 522 River Street, 28-year-old Myesha Montgomery was shot. Police responded to the scene at approximately 2:00 a.m. to find Montgomery and a 30-year-old man with gunshot wounds. Both were transported to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, where Myesha Montgomery was pronounced dead.
The male victim received treatment for his injuries.
Subsequent investigations by law enforcement identified 34-year-old Rondell Gray as the suspect in the shooting. Less than a week later, on January 14, authorities charged Gray with murder, attempted murder, and a weapons offense in connection with the incident. At the time of the homicide, Gray was a registered sex offender.
Gray was apprehended at a different location, 674 East 31st Street, by the New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force of the United States Marshal Service. He was initially taken into custody for an outstanding warrant for violating his Community Supervision for Life. During a subsequent search of the apartment where Gray was found, investigators uncovered a heroin mill. This led to numerous drug charges against Gray and another individual, Julio Ortiz, who was also present and had an outstanding warrant. Bail was set for the drug offenses, but not for the murder charge against Gray.
