Late on the night of August 2, 2025, an exchange of heavy gunfire on the 300-block of Bloomfield Avenue in Newark left 33-year-old Alvis Jottanael Perez-Liriano dead. Shot-spotter technology initially registered about 40 rounds before losing count, and investigators later recovered nearly 83 spent shell casings. Two men were found wounded; Perez-Liriano was taken to University Hospital and pronounced dead at 6:53 a.m. the next morning. The other wounded man survived and was reported in stable condition.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office says at least three people were believed to have been involved in the shooting, but investigators have not determined whether Perez-Liriano was a specific target or an innocent bystander. Funeral services were arranged in his native Dominican Republic. No suspects or arrests have been publicly identified and the investigation remains open.

Did anyone in the Bloomfield Avenue or Branch Brook Park area that night see or hear anything that could help investigators?