Shalamar Brown, 44, was shot and killed in East Orange, New Jersey on the evening of June 29, 2025. A Housing Specialist and mother of three, Brown was described by friends and family as fun-loving and vibrant. At about 8:30 p.m. police responded to a shooting at 15 N. 16th Street and found her with multiple gunshot wounds to the upper chest, abdomen, and thigh. She was taken to University Hospital and died during surgery.

Investigators identified a suspect as Brown’s 29-year-old boyfriend, Darian Ficklin of Orange. After the shooting he fled the state and was pursued for about an hour into Delaware, where Delaware State Police arrested him. He was charged with her murder.

If anyone knew Shalamar, had information about the shooting that evening, or saw activity around 15 N. 16th Street on June 29, please come forward with what you know.