In the early morning hours of Monday, May 15, 2023, the body of 33-year-old Newark resident Anthony Damico was found in the 600 block of Frelinghuysen Avenue. Responding authorities pronounced him dead at the scene at 7:17 a.m. after he sustained an apparent gunshot wound.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and the Newark Public Safety Director opened an active, ongoing investigation. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. Investigators have not released a motive or detailed circumstances of the shooting and have asked the public to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office tips line with any information.

If anyone in the Newark community has information about what happened to Anthony Damico on May 15, please contact the tips line.