Prevor Swaby, a 26-year-old Black man from East Orange, was shot and killed in Newark on the evening of December 19, 2024. Officers found him with fatal gunshot wounds near Alexander Street at about 8:30 p.m.; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office has classified the death as a homicide and opened an active investigation. Family and neighbors remain without answers as the inquiry continues.

If anyone was in the Alexander Street area that evening or has information about this shooting, please contact the investigators who are handling the case.