NEWARK, NJ — The Newark Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are investigating the fatal shooting of Altarik F. Rushing, 27, of Newark, according to a July 15 press release from the ECPO. On Tuesday, July 13, shortly before 11 p.m., Rushing was shot on Van Vechten Street in […]
NEWARK, NJ — Nasier McCray, 23, has been arrested and charged with the murder of Jessica Hilton, 32, who was fatally stabbed on July 7 in a hotel on Clinton Avenue in Newark, where she was living; she is originally from Tennessee, according to a July 12 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Essex County Sheriff’s Office Crime Stoppers Program is now offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the death of Moussa Fofana, an 18-year-old Maplewood soccer standout who was shot at the Underhill Sports Complex on June […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are investigating the fatal shooting of Alishaki Pearson, 31, of Kenilworth, according to a July 12 press release from the ECPO. On Saturday, July 10, at approximately 1 a.m., Pearson was shot on South Munn Avenue […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are investigating the fatal shooting of Tariq Patterson, 38, of Irvington, according to a July 12 press release from the ECPO. On Thursday, July 8, Irvington police responded to Highland Terrace and Grove Street on a report of […]
NEWARK, NJ — An alleged member of a Jersey City gang has been charged with the March 31, 2020, murder of a Jersey City resident, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced July 8. Phillip Wiggins Jr., 24, of Newark, is charged by complaint with one count each of murder in aid of racketeering, discharging […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — More than a month after Columbia High School student Moussa Fofana was shot and killed at Underhill Field, no one has been arrested. Maplewood residents gathered with his family and friends at Ritzer Field on June 30 for a rally, asking anyone with information related to the crime to come forward. A […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are investigating a double shooting that resulted in the death of Malik A. McCallister, 38, and Tarik R. Barnes, 42, brothers who lived together in Rahway, according to a July 5 press release from the ECPO. The two […]
NEWARK, NJ — Deautay M. Haines, 19, of Jersey City, has been arrested and charged with the murder of Akram Brown, 42, of Newark, according to a June 24 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. On Wednesday, May 19, Brown was shot on Mt. Vernon Place in the city of Newark. He was […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and the East Orange Police Department are investigating the fatal shooting of Ahlayah Bowens, 18, of East Orange, according to a June 21 press release from the ECPO. On Sunday, June 20, Bowens was shot on Hoffman Boulevard at approximately 9:10 p.m. […]