Christmas Day 2013 Murder Of Green Brook Man Remains Unsolved

PLAINFIELD, NJ — Six years after a Green Brook man was fatally shot in Plainfield on Christmas morning, investigators are continuing to ask the public for help to solve the crime, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo announced.

On Dec. 25, 2013 at around 5:30 a.m. a Plainfield Police Officer heard multiple shots being fired in the area of Park Avenue and East Ninth Street, according to the investigation.

When police arrived they found Rashad Daye, 25, of Green Brook with a gunshot wound. He was rushed to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, where he was pronounced dead.

There have been no charges filed to date in connection with the death of Daye.

An intensive joint investigation into Daye's death was launched by the Union County Homicide Task Force and the Plainfield Police Division. That investigation is continuing and considered active.

Anyone with information about this matter is being urged to contact Sgt. Sofia Santos at 908-577-4256 or Sgt. Johnny Ho at 908-403-8271.

A reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in connection with the death of Daye is still being offered by the Union County Crime Stoppers; tips can be given anonymously by phone at 908-654-TIPS (8477) or online at www.uctip.org.

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