Keith Holland, 45, was fatally shot inside a residence on Rose Terrace in Newark’s Central Ward on January 1, 2023. The shooting occurred during the morning of New Year’s Day at about 7:51 a.m.; neighbors reported hearing several loud popping noises followed by screaming from the house, where a New Year’s celebration was reportedly taking place. Holland, a Newark resident, sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after officers arrived.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force is leading the investigation. No motive has been released and no arrests or public identifications of suspects have been announced; the investigation remains active. If anyone witnessed the incident on Rose Terrace that morning or has information about the shooting, please share what is known with investigators.