On the afternoon of August 15, 2021, Newark police found 36-year-old Tony Madison inside a vehicle on the 400 block of Avon Avenue with fatal gunshot wounds. The initial call about the shooting came from the 700 block of South 18th Street, and Madison was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:23 p.m. Another man was wounded in the same incident; his injuries were reported as not life-threatening.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and the Newark Police Department led the investigation. In the days after the shooting authorities asked the public for information, but no details about suspects or arrests have been released and the inquiry remains ongoing.

If anyone has information about Madison, his movements that day, or the shooting, please come forward to assist the investigation.