On Tuesday, June 1, 2021, Isaiah Knight fatally shot Tyzier White five times at point-blank range, after he felt slighted during an interaction involving himself, his cousin and White, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said.
Following the shooting, Knight and accomplices engaged in several attempts to intimidate one of the eyewitnesses by luring them to a location and forcing them to sign an “affidavit” recanting his statement at gunpoint, Stephens said. Knight’s sister, cousin and girlfriend were arrested for their roles in the plot, Stephens said. Charges remain pending, Stephens said.
The eyewitness and his family were threatened via text message and the eyewitness’ statement to police were edited over a rap video referring to “snitches”, which was posted on Instagram, Stephens said…