A heated argument on a Newark street on the evening of October 28, 2020, ended in gunfire that killed 23-year-old Precious Adams. Residents near 381 South 6th Street reported hearing an argument and then multiple gunshots at about 7:15 p.m. When police arrived they found three people shot; Adams, a resident of neighboring East Orange, had sustained gunshot wounds to her head and was pronounced dead shortly afterward. Two other people were also shot and injured at the scene.

The suspects fled immediately after the shooting, and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigation. Motive for the deadly altercation has not been publicly disclosed. If anyone witnessed the argument or the shooting on South 6th Street that night, or has information about who was involved, please come forward.