On the morning of Saturday, March 2, 2024, 22-year-old Jaheem Futrell was found with a gunshot wound on the 300 block of South 8th Street in Newark. Police were called about an injured person around 10:47 a.m.; Futrell was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 11:14 a.m.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force is leading an active investigation. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified. A $5,000 reward has been offered for information that leads to an arrest, and authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the prosecutor’s tips line; callers will be kept confidential.

If anyone knew Jaheem or witnessed activity near South 8th Street that morning, please come forward with what you know.