$10K Reward Offered For Tips In Weekend Elizabeth Homicide

ELIZABETH, NJ — Officials said a 27-year-old man from Somerset County died after a shooting in Elizabeth over the weekend, and are asking the public for any tips as they investigate his death as a homicide.

Elizabeth Police found the man with a gunshot wound in the early hours of Aug. 12, near the area of North Broad Street and Magnolia Avenue, according to the Union County Prosecutor's Office. Someone had called emergency services to report the man had been wounded, according to officials.

First responders transported the victim, 27-year-old Jameer Outsey of Bridgewater, to an area hospital. Doctors at the hospital pronounced him dead, according to officials.

The Union County Prosecutor's Office is urging anyone with information on the shooting to contact Prosecutor’s Office Sergeant Filipe Afonso at 908-965-3807, Detective Lewis King at 908-337-0807, or Elizabeth Police Department Detective John Londono at 908-764-6392.

People may also submit tips anonymously by phone at 908-654-TIPS (8477), or online at www.uctip.org.

Online tips leading to an indictment and conviction in this case could be eligible for a reward of up to $10,000 from the Union County Crime Stoppers, said the prosecutor's office. Click here to read more information.