Wayne Jones, 41, of East Orange, was shot on the 100 block of Ridgewood Avenue in Newark just before midnight on September 17, 2022. Police found him with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to University Hospital and pronounced dead in the early morning of September 18. Another man at the scene was also shot but survived.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, including Newark detectives, led the investigation. Authorities identified and arrested 32-year-old Newark resident Marquis McCray and charged him with Jones’s murder, attempted murder for the wounding of the other victim, and four weapons offenses. The investigation remained active and investigators continued to seek information about what happened that night.

If anyone has information about the shooting on Ridgewood Avenue or knew Wayne Jones, please share what you know with investigators.