MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Maplewood Police Chief Robert Cimino announced June 7 that the Maplewood Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are investigating a homicide.
At approximately 2:30 a.m. on June 7, Wesley Reason, 53, of Maplewood sustained fatal injuries when he was assaulted in his Broadview Avenue home. He was pronounced dead at 3:08 a.m. The preliminary cause of death is blunt force trauma.
No arrests have been made at this time.
The investigation is active and ongoing. Additional information will be released as it becomes available.
Rest In Peace Wes! So many of us are just completely heartbroken after this awful unsettling horrific tragedy! You were one of the Best People we knew and you will Never Be Forgotten! We just can’t understand how this tragedy could have happened to you! Sing in Heaven with the Angels now my Beautiful Friend…..,