On the evening of Thursday, January 19, 2023, gunfire was reported on the 400 block of Union Avenue in Irvington, New Jersey. Calls to 911 came in around 7:33 p.m. Responding officers found 37-year-old Black male Ibn Vincent behind a building, suffering multiple gunshot wounds after being chased a short distance into an alley. Emergency personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, working with Irvington Township detectives, opened an immediate investigation. No other injuries were reported. Authorities are searching for the suspects; the case remains active and unsolved.

If anyone saw activity on Union Avenue that evening or has information about who chased or shot Mr. Vincent, please share what is known with investigators.