Sharique J. Ray, a 28-year-old man and Newark resident, was fatally shot on Huntington Terrace on the evening of March 8, 2022. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene at 8:52 p.m. The death was described as a shooting and treated as a homicide.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and Newark Police detectives opened an active investigation. Officials have not released a motive or a detailed account of what led to the shooting, and no arrests or suspects have been publicly identified. Authorities asked anyone with information to contact their tips line.

If anyone in the Newark area saw anything that night or has information about events on Huntington Terrace near 8:52 p.m., please come forward to investigators.