Juwanna Sharonda Fonrose, 25, was fatally shot in Newark on the afternoon of September 28, 2022. The attack took place in broad daylight at about 2:45 p.m. on the 400 block of Central Avenue while Fonrose was inside a parked car. A grey Acura TLX carrying two people pulled up beside her, witnesses said, and an occupant of the Acura began shooting. Two men who had been with Fonrose jumped out of the car and ran as the gunfire began. Fonrose was struck multiple times and was taken to University Hospital in Newark, where she was pronounced dead at 4:21 p.m.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Newark Department of Public Safety opened a homicide investigation. No arrests have been announced and the investigation is being described as active; a vigil was later held at the shooting location to honor Fonrose. If anyone saw the grey Acura TLX, the shooting on Central Avenue that afternoon, or has other information that could help, please come forward.