Overview
- Surveillance footage shows two people walking up Chancellor Avenue before opening fire on a group outside a liquor store near Leslie Street, striking five bystanders.
- Authorities identified the deceased as 10-year-old Jordan Garcia and 21-year-old Kiyah Mae Scott; Garcia’s 11-year-old brother and 60-year-old Sheppard Miller are stable, while 19-year-old Masi Rogers remains in critical condition.
- No arrests have been made, and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and Newark Police are leading the probe with state and federal assistance.
- Essex County Sheriff Amir Jones and Mayor Ras Baraka publicly called on the shooter or shooters to turn themselves in, emphasizing that the community is on alert.
- Vigils are underway and grief counselors are deployed in Newark schools, as officials note the attack runs counter to recent declines in homicides in the city and county.