Jerry Wayne Works Jr. was fatally shot in Newark’s Central Ward on the afternoon of September 14, 2020. The 50-year-old was struck around 1:24 p.m. at 36 Brenner Street and was taken to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:18 p.m.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and the Newark Police Department opened an investigation. No arrests were announced for more than two and a half years, and authorities kept seeking public assistance as the case remained unresolved.

In March 2023 authorities announced that two Newark men had been taken into custody and charged in connection with the 2020 killing: 22-year-old Ibn Hill faced murder and weapons charges, and 27-year-old Tyquan Zigler was charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Does anyone in Newark have information about the shooting or knew Jerry Works Jr. that could help provide more context?