Shakur Robinson, 34, was fatally shot inside a residence on the 500 block of South Clinton Street in East Orange in the early morning of May 1, 2021. The shooting occurred at about 3:30 a.m. at a location described by some residents as a popular after-hours establishment. Responding officers found Robinson in the basement with a gunshot wound to his head; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Robinson was a father of two and a member of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 210. He had been at the speakeasy with a female acquaintance and several others when a male present left and returned shortly afterward with a firearm. Reports say there was minimal interaction between that man and Robinson before a single fatal shot was fired and the assailant fled.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and the East Orange Police Department led the investigation and identified a suspect. On May 4, 2021, authorities arrested 35-year-old Terrance Nelson of Newark and charged him with murder, illegal possession of a weapon, and being a convicted felon in possession of a weapon. Does anyone have information about Robinson, the location, or events that night?