Khalif McDaniel, 33, was shot and killed in Newark in the early hours of January 6, 2023. Officers found him around 12:22 a.m. in the 500 block of South Orange Avenue near South 20th Street with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to University Hospital and pronounced dead at 1:24 a.m. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force is handling the investigation.

As of the latest reports, no arrests have been announced, no suspects or motive have been publicly identified, and the investigation remains active. Anyone with information is being asked to contact the prosecutor’s office tips line; calls can be made confidentially.

If anyone knew Khalif or saw activity near South Orange Avenue that night, please come forward with information.