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Officials: Man found fatally shot in Jersey City

Devon Reid, of Elizabeth, was found by first responders in the driver's seat of a car that crashed into a tree.

Rob Taub

May 5, 2025, 2:14 AM

Updated 6 hr ago

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Officials say a man was found fatally shot in Jersey City on Saturday.
It happened just after 4 p.m. on Merritt Street.
Devon Reid, of Elizabeth, was found by first responders in the driver's seat of a car that crashed into a tree.
Reid had a gunshot wound to his neck, officials say.
He was pronounced dead after being taken to the hospital.