Robert Angel Figueroa, 27, was shot on the 100-block of Mt. Pleasant Avenue in Newark just before midnight on December 1, 2020. The gunfire left him with fatal injuries; he was pronounced dead at the scene about 12:09 a.m. on December 2, 2020. He was described as a Hispanic male from Newark.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, working with Newark Police detectives, opened an investigation and asked the public for help. A confidential tips line was set up, but in the days and weeks after the shooting no arrests were reported and no suspects were publicly identified. The investigation was described as active and ongoing.

Does anyone who was in the Mt. Pleasant Avenue area that night or who has information about Robert Angel Figueroa’s death please come forward?