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Recent High School Graduate Shot Dead at Pine Street Park, a Nine-Minute Walk From Rutgers Dormitories

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Confirmed Threat

On the night of October 8, 2025, 18-year-old Fernando Buezo Diaz was fatally shot at Pine Street Park in New Brunswick following a fight. The park is a nine-minute walk from Douglass campus housing, prompting Rutgers Police to issue a community advisory. Two suspects, including a juvenile, were later charged with murder and conspiracy.

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Killed
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Injured
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Institution
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Public R1 · NJ
~50,000 studentsRU Alert
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Some alert texts below are approximate reconstructions from news coverage, not confirmed verbatim transcripts. Reconstructed texts are shown in italic with a dashed border. Verified verbatim texts have a solid border and are marked accordingly.

INITIAL ALERTEmail
Approximate reconstructionReconstructed around the Rutgers University Police Department Facebook community advisory and The Daily Targum coverage; the full verbatim string was not preserved313 chars
Attention Rutgers-New Brunswick Community: The New Brunswick Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred in the Recreation Park parking lot on 7 Pine St., New Brunswick, at approximately 11:30 PM. Anyone with information should contact NBPD. Security escorts are available by calling 732-932-7211.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed from the Rutgers Police Department Facebook community advisory, whose confirmed wording opens 'Attention Rutgers-New Brunswick Community: The New Brunswick Police Department is investigating a shooting...in the Recreation Park parking lot on 7 Pine St.' and was issued after the victim was found at approximately 11:30 PM EDT on Wednesday, October 8, 2025
The park is also known as Recreation Park and is approximately a nine-minute walk from Red Oak Lane on Douglass campus
Context

Background

At approximately 11:32 PM EDT on October 8, 2025, authorities responded to Pine Street Park in New Brunswick and found 18-year-old Fernando Buezo Diaz suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced deceased at the scene. Investigators determined that a fight had broken out in the park before the shooting. The park, also known as Recreation Park, is approximately a nine-minute walk from Red Oak Lane on the Rutgers Douglass campus. The Rutgers University Police Department issued a community advisory reminding students that security escorts are available. On October 10, 20-year-old Jalen Terrell-Ingram was charged with first-degree conspiracy to commit murder and weapons offenses, and he turned himself in on October 13. On October 15, a 17-year-old juvenile was taken into custody and charged with murder, conspiracy, and weapons offenses. The shooting was the first of two incidents at the park within a week; a second shooting occurred days later, though no victims were found.
Analysis

Key Findings

The fatal shooting occurred at a park within walking distance of Rutgers Douglass campus housing, prompting a campus-wide advisory
Two suspects, including a juvenile, were arrested within a week of the shooting
A second shooting at the same park occurred days later, though no victims were found, raising concerns about recurring violence near campus
Outcome
Jalen Terrell-Ingram, 20, was charged with conspiracy to commit murder and weapons offenses and turned himself in on October 13. A 17-year-old juvenile was taken into custody on October 15 and charged with murder and conspiracy.
Provenance

Sources

  1. Student Paper
    18-year-old left dead after 2 shootings within week at New Brunswick park (The Daily Targum)
    dailytargum.com
  2. News
    Deadly Shooting at New Brunswick's Rec. Park Under Investigation (RLS Media)
    rlsmedia.com
  3. News
    Juvenile Among Two Arrested in Deadly New Brunswick Shooting (RLS Media)
    rlsmedia.com
  4. News
    Two Charged In Shooting That Killed Recent HS Grad At New Brunswick Park (Daily Voice)
    dailyvoice.com
  5. Social
    Rutgers Police Department Community Advisory (Facebook)
    facebook.com
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Added May 2026Updated May 2026Via ingestion