On the afternoon of October 28, 2025, 36-year-old Hamza Abdul-Haqq was found lying in the street in the 252–256 block of North Clinton Street in East Orange with gunshot wounds to his chest and back. Police were called about 12:40 p.m.; emergency responders transported Abdul-Haqq to University Hospital in Newark, where he was pronounced dead at about 1:06 p.m. Witnesses at the scene told investigators the shooting may have been preceded by a physical altercation.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and the East Orange Police Department are investigating. As of early November 2025, no arrests had been announced and no suspects had been publicly identified. Few other details about motive or what led up to the incident have been released.

Does anyone in the neighborhood or who was near North Clinton Street that day have information that could help investigators?