On the evening of May 22, 2023, a shooting in the 900 block of 18th Avenue in Newark left 41-year-old Latoya Miller-Kone of Irvington dead. The shooting occurred at about 8:08 p.m.; Miller-Kone was found with gunshot wounds and taken to University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at 8:30 p.m.

Two other people were wounded in the same incident — a man from East Orange and a woman from Newark — and their injuries were reported as not life-threatening. Investigators say a gunman approached the area and fired nearly two dozen rounds before fleeing. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force is leading an active investigation; no arrests have been announced.

Anyone who saw the shooting or has information about the incident is asked to come forward.