Ricardo Oneil Kirlew was 26 when he was found fatally shot along Frontage Road near Interstate 78 in Newark on the night of November 10, 2020. Newark officers responded shortly after 11:30 p.m. to a reported pedestrian strike and discovered Kirlew gravely injured; medical personnel determined he had been shot and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office took over the investigation, and early reports noted no established motive and no publicly identified suspects.

Funeral notices record that his body was prepared through Islamic Burial Services in Newark, with visitation and Janazah prayer before interment. No arrests have been reported and the circumstances remain unresolved.

If anyone saw activity on Frontage Road near I-78 that night or has information about Ricardo’s death, please come forward.