Khalif Ligon was shot and killed in Newark, New Jersey, in the early morning hours of September 7, 2022. Police were called to the 100 block of Roseville Avenue at about 1:49 a.m.; Ligon, 29, was found with a gunshot wound and taken to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:17 a.m.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and Newark detectives investigated the killing. On October 21, 2022, authorities announced arrests in the case: 37-year-old Jamaal Mahorn and 40-year-old Buddy Randolph of East Orange were charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder. Mahorn faced additional weapons charges; Randolph was also charged with resisting arrest and weapons offenses. The investigation remained active after those arrests.

If anyone has information about what happened on Roseville Avenue that night, contact the investigators handling the case.