Dashon S. Ragland, 30, was shot in Newark, New Jersey, on Sunday, April 12, 2020. The shooting occurred at about 5:37 p.m. in the 900 block of Frelinghuysen Avenue. Emergency responders took Ragland to University Hospital in Newark, but he was pronounced dead at 5:58 p.m., roughly twenty minutes after the shooting.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, working with the Newark Police Department, opened an investigation. Authorities described the investigation as active and ongoing but had not announced any arrests or identified suspects. Law enforcement asked the public for information and said tips would be kept confidential.

If anyone has information about what happened to Dashon Ragland on April 12, 2020, please contact the investigators handling the case.