A Friday evening family visit ended in tragedy for 9-year-old Yasin Morrison of Newark. On January 31, 2025, just before 5:30 p.m., Yasin, who was autistic and non-verbal, was shot as he, his father Savon Morrison and his 3-year-old sister were getting out of a rideshare on Osborne Terrace to go to his grandparents’ home. Nearly a dozen rounds were fired; Yasin was struck in the torso and, according to some reports, in the back of the head. His father was grazed and another adult male not with the family was wounded.

Essex County prosecutors assigned a large investigative team to the case. Authorities announced an arrest on February 5, 2025: 36-year-old Jesse J. Dunbar II of Newark. Investigators say surveillance video showed Dunbar firing from a distance and later leaving in a Lyft traced to him; they allege he was stalking the other man who was shot and that Yasin was an innocent bystander. Dunbar has been charged with first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder, second-degree aggravated assault and multiple weapons offenses; a not guilty plea was entered on his behalf at an initial virtual appearance.

Yasin’s family describe him as a compassionate fourth-grader who spent weekends with his grandmother. Who has information about that January 31 evening or the area on Osborne Terrace that might help the investigation?