Christopher G. Griffin, 36, was shot and killed in Newark, New Jersey, on May 5, 2022. The shooting occurred around 6:54 p.m. in the 300 block of Mount Prospect Avenue; officers pronounced him dead at 7:06 p.m. The attack happened in daylight and in front of a crowd, and video of the shooting exists. Witnesses reportedly fled immediately after the shooting.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, with Newark Police detectives, led the investigation and identified 35-year-old Eduardo Rodriguez of Newark as the suspect. Rodriguez was on parole at the time for a prior carjacking conviction. After a four-day trial, an Essex County jury found Rodriguez guilty of Griffin’s murder on June 12, 2024; the jury also convicted him of unlawful handgun possession and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.

Did anyone in Newark see or have information about what happened on Mount Prospect Avenue that evening?