On the morning of July 2, 2023, 47-year-old Tanton Venable was found in the parking lot of The Garden Spires Housing development on the 100-block of First Street in Newark, New Jersey, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The shooting was reported at 11:42 a.m.; Venable was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:55 a.m.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office announced an arrest the following day. Fuquan Johnson, 34, of Newark, was taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder along with weapons offenses and third-degree receiving stolen property. Johnson was remanded to the Essex County Correctional Facility and authorities described the investigation as active and ongoing.

Are there details about the area or witnesses from that morning that anyone can share?