On the night of February 2, 2024, Jaquill D. Swain, 28, was found outside on the 100 block of Dewey Street in Newark with a fatal gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead at 11:32 p.m. A 33-year-old man was also shot in the same incident and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and expected to recover.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force is leading an active investigation. Police response that night was complicated by a nearby minor bus accident that strained resources for a time. No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced.

If anyone was on or near Dewey Street around 11 p.m. on February 2, 2024, or has footage or other information, please come forward to investigators.