In the early morning hours of June 21, 2021, Rasheen Scott, 40, was shot on the 500 block of South 17th Street in Newark, New Jersey. The shooting happened at about 12:40 a.m.; Scott was taken to University Hospital but was pronounced dead at 1:02 a.m. The fatal shooting occurred during a night when multiple shootings were reported across the city.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, working with Newark Police detectives, opened an investigation. Authorities asked the public for tips in the days after the killing, but no arrests have been publicly announced and the inquiry was described as active and ongoing. The events that led to the shooting and the identity of any suspects have not been released.

If anyone knew Rasheen Scott or has information about what happened that night, please come forward to assist the investigation.