On the evening of November 9, 2024, multiple gunshots were reported near West Side Park in Newark, New Jersey. Officers responding to calls around 7:00 p.m. found 44-year-old Rahman Loyal, a Black / African American man who lived in Newark, with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is leading the investigation and says the shooter fired several rounds at Loyal before fleeing. Detectives cordoned off the 600 block of South 13th Street, collected evidence, and interviewed potential witnesses. No arrests or public identifications of suspects have been announced, and the motive remains unknown.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office tips line. Did anyone in the area see or hear anything that night?