Darrell Q. McCoy was 38 when he was shot outside his Linden, New Jersey, residence on October 5, 2020. Police were called to the 1200 block of Essex Avenue shortly after 12:45 p.m.; McCoy was taken to Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth and pronounced dead shortly after 1:30 p.m. The shooting prompted a multiagency homicide investigation led by the Union County Homicide Task Force with assistance from the Linden Police Department, the Union County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Unit, and the Union County Police Department Ballistics Unit.

Investigators identified a suspect and on December 7, 2020, 38-year-old Dion M. Johnson of Linden was arrested in the Atlanta, Georgia, area by the U.S. Marshals Service. He was charged with first-degree murder and two second-degree weapons offenses and was being held in Georgia pending extradition to New Jersey. Authorities asked anyone with information to come forward.

Are there details about McCoy’s movements that afternoon or witnesses on Essex Avenue who can help fill gaps in the timeline?