Raakin J. Brown, 39, was found with gunshot wounds on the 100 block of Irvine Turner Boulevard in Newark on Monday, July 4, 2022. A call about the shooting came in at about 12:35 p.m.; officers located him behind an apartment complex and emergency responders transported him to University Hospital. He was pronounced dead at 1:09 p.m.

His death was one of two fatal shootings in Newark that day; authorities say the incidents are not believed to be related. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, with detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating. No arrests or suspects have been publicly identified.

If anyone has information that could help investigators, please contact the task force or local authorities.