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Naz Reid’s Sister Fatally Shot in New Jersey as Boyfriend Is Charged With Murder

Prosecutors say the suspect was arrested after fleeing on foot and is being held in the Ocean County Jail pending a detention hearing.

Overview

  • Police responded to a 911 call around 11 a.m. Saturday at the Paragon Apartment Complex on Larsen Road in Jackson Township and found 28-year-old Toraya Reid with multiple gunshot wounds near the complex exit, where she was pronounced dead.
  • Authorities identified the suspect as 29-year-old Shaquille Green, who had been in a dating relationship with Reid, and charged him with murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a weapon.
  • Officers apprehended Green without incident after he attempted to flee on foot near New Prospect Road, and he remains in custody awaiting a detention hearing.
  • The investigation is being led by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office with Jackson Township police and the Ocean County Sheriff’s Crime Scene Investigation Unit.
  • Naz Reid has not issued a formal statement but shared a throwback photo with his sister on Instagram as condolences circulated online, and the loss comes weeks before Minnesota’s training camp following his five-year, $125 million extension.