Derrick Pinkett, 33, was fatally shot in Newark, New Jersey, on the evening of April 25, 2020. Police were first sent to the area of 91 Frelinghuysen Avenue shortly after 9 p.m. after reports of gunfire; when officers arrived they found evidence of a shooting but no victim at that location. Investigators later located Pinkett inside a vehicle on Clinton Avenue and determined he had been wounded at the Frelinghuysen Avenue scene before driving or moving to Clinton Avenue. He was pronounced dead at 9:30 p.m.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Homicide Task Force and Newark detectives are handling the investigation. As of this report no arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Prosecutor’s Tips Line. Does anyone in the Newark or Hillside area have information about Pinkett’s movements that night?