Keep Harris, 49, was shot and killed on the evening of September 15, 2024, in Newark’s South Ward. Officers found him in the 400 block of S 11th Street after reports of gunfire; emergency personnel administered CPR and transported him to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is leading the investigation into the homicide.

The Newark Police Department has asked anyone with information to come forward to help piece together what happened that night.

If anyone has information about Keep Harris, his movements that evening, or the shooting on S 11th Street, please share what you know with investigators.