Christopher Williams, 31, of Somerville, was shot and killed on June 18, 2021, on the 200 block of Washington Street in downtown Newark. The shooting occurred in the early hours outside the City Lounge; a 28-year-old man was wounded in the same incident and survived. Williams was taken to University Hospital and pronounced dead at 2:13 a.m.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and the Newark Police Department opened an active, ongoing investigation and appealed to the public for information that could lead to an arrest. Investigators have indicated Williams may have been targeted and that the shooting could be connected to gang-related activity; several suspects were later identified. One person named in reports is 55-year-old Jamal Mahorn of Newark, who was arrested during a broader operation targeting fugitives with outstanding warrants and whose primary charge mentioned involved the homicide of another person in a possibly related incident. Suspects linked to the area’s violence face a range of charges including aggravated assault and weapons offenses.

Does anyone with knowledge of that block of Washington Street or the City Lounge in June 2021 have information that could help clarify what happened?