Keion Alston, 20, was shot and killed on May 10, 2025, in Newark’s South Ward near Cotton’s Funeral Home at the intersection of Bergen Street and Harding Terrace. Police responded after reports of multiple gunshots and found Alston with gunshot wounds; medical personnel were summoned but he was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after arrival.

Witnesses said an argument between Alston and another, unidentified individual preceded the shooting. Authorities believe the confrontation escalated and that the shooter fled the scene. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is leading an active investigation and no arrests have been announced.

Anyone with information on the killing is urged to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s tips line. Did anyone in the area see or hear anything that night?