For Immediate Release:
June 14, 2023

Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of BRYANT DULA (DOB: 04/15/1994; unemployed) of 17 Colonial Drive, Little Falls, NJ; and NAJEE LLOYD (DOB: 08/16/1990; unemployed) of 300 Avalon Drive, Wood-Ridge, NJ on charges related to a May 23, 2023, shooting in Hackensack, NJ. The arrests are the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Hackensack Police Department under the direction of Officer-in-Charge Captain Michael Antista.

On Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at approximately 5:30 p.m., officers from the Hackensack Police Department responded to the area of Clay and 2nd Street, adjacent to Carver Park, on the report of a shooting involving multiple victims. Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit also responded and initiated an investigation. One victim was struck by gunfire from an assault rifle and was transported to Hackensack University Medical Center. The second victim was grazed by the gunfire and refused medical treatment.

An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Hackensack Police Department identified NAJEE LLOYD and BRYANT DULA as suspects in the shooting.

On Wednesday, June 14, 2023, detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office executed multiple search warrants and arrested DULA and LLOYD. During the execution of the search warrants, suspected controlled dangerous substances were recovered from LLOYD’s residence.

BRYANT DULA was charged with two counts of first-degree attempted murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-1/2C:11-3; second-degree conspiracy to commit murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2/2C:11-3; second-degree unlawful possession of an assault rifle, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5f; second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4(a); and second-degree certain persons not to have weapons, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-7a.

NAJEE LLOYD was charged with two counts of first-degree attempted murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-1/2C:11-3; second-degree conspiracy to commit murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2/2C:11-3; second-degree unlawful possession of an assault rifle, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5f; second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4(a); and second-degree possession with intent to distribute CDS, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5a(1)/5b(1).

Both DULA and LLOYD were remanded to the Bergen County Jail pending their first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, NJ.

Prosecutor Musella states that the charges are merely accusations and that the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Prosecutor Musella would like to thank the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office, Englewood Police Department, Little Falls Police Department, Yonkers Police Department, Wood-Ridge Police Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Westchester Field Office) for their assistance with the investigation.