On the late afternoon of March 6, 2023, 19-year-old Calvin C. Scott was found inside a building on the 300 block of South 6th Street in Newark with gunshot wounds. Police responded to a report of a shooting at about 3:40 p.m.; Scott was taken to University Hospital but was pronounced dead at 8:03 p.m. that evening.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force opened an investigation and authorities immediately appealed to the public for information that could identify those responsible. As of the day after the shooting no arrests had been announced and the investigation remained active.

If anyone has information about Calvin’s death or was in the area of South 6th Street on March 6, 2023, please share what you know with investigators.