Three Bloods Street Gang Members Indicted in Shooting of Rahway Man

Rahway, NJ -- Three men, who are confirmed members of the Piru set of the Bloods street gang, were indicted by a Union County grand jury in connection with a fatal shooting in Rahway, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced today.

Quincy Oliver, 22, of Rahway, Tyrell Dekle, 22, of Woodbridge, and James C. Sears, 23, of East Orange were all charged with first-degree murder, first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, and two second-degree weapons offenses in connection with the death of 21-year-old Nigel Morton of Rahway last summer.

Morton was shot once in the chest after answering the front door of his Westfield Avenue home around 10:10 p.m. on June 8, 2015, according to Union County Assistant Prosecutor Michael Henn, who is prosecuting the case.

Morton died of his injuries at a University Hospital in Newark the following morning, Henn said.

A joint investigation involving the Union County Homicide Task Force, Rahway Police Department, and Union County Sheriff’s Office Identification Unit resulted in Oliver, Dekle, and Sears being identified as suspects in the case.

Oliver was arrested and charged in July 2015, while Dekle and Sears were charged in October 2015.

Convictions on first-degree murder charges commonly result in penalties of 30 years to life in state prison.

(Photos provided: From left: James C. Sears, Tyrell Dekle and Quincy Oliver)