NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating the fatal shooting of Christopher Williams, 31, of Somerville, according to a June 18 press release from the ECPO. On Friday, June 18, Williams was fatally shot on the 200 block of Washington […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating the fatal shooting of Rasheen Scott, 40, according to a June 21 press release. On Monday, June 21, Scott was shot on the 500 block of S. 17th Street at approximately 12:40 a.m. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced June 17 that Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura’s Crime Stoppers Program is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the death of Moussa Fofana, 18, of Maplewood. At approximately 9:38 p.m. […]
NEWARK, NJ — Latysha Simmons, 29, of Newark, has been arrested and charged with murder in the stabbing death of Darien Wharton, also 29 and of Newark, according to a June 14 press release from the Essex County Prosucutor’s Office. It is alleged that Simmons fatally stabbed Wharton during an altercation at his home on […]
NEWARK, NJ — A member of the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips appeared in court June 16 on charges that include attempted murder and murder as part of a RICO conspiracy, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced the day of the court appearance. Elijah Williams, aka “Lil Smith,” 21; Jason Franklin, aka “Freak” and “OG […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force is investigating the fatal shooting of a teenager in Newark on June 10, according to a June 11 press release from the ECPO. At approximately noon on Thursday, June 10, Newark police officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Seymour Avenue on […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A Columbia High School student died following a shooting on June 6 at Underhill Field and another was injured, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office on June 7. Moussa Fofana, 18, a CHS junior and star soccer player, was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:24 p.m., after Maplewood Police Department […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred June 5 in Newark, according to a June 6 press release from the ECPO. At approximately 4:24 a.m. on Saturday, June 5, Newark police officers were dispatched to […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating a fatal stabbing in Newark, according to a June 6 press release from the ECPO. At approximately 2:35 a.m. on June 5, Newark police officers responded to reports of a stabbing on the […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating the fatal shooting of Tyzier White, 23, of Irvington, according to a June 1 press release from the ECPO. On Monday, June 1, White was shot in the area of Campbell Street and […]