Natasha Ellis, 34, was killed by gunfire on April 16, 2024, in Newark’s Vailsburg neighborhood. Officers found her unresponsive shortly after 12:30 a.m. near South Orange Avenue and Alexander Street; medical personnel pronounced her dead at the scene. The shooting also wounded another person and a third individual was struck by a vehicle while fleeing the chaos.

The motive for the attack has not been disclosed. An Essex County Prosecutor’s Office investigation identified a suspect who was arrested on May 15, 2024, by the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force; the suspect faces murder and robbery charges in connection with Ellis’s death.

Does anyone have information about Ellis, her movements that night, or the events around South Orange Avenue and Alexander Street?