On the evening of Friday, December 6, 2019, 34-year-old Joseph E. Howard was shot at about 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of Springfield Avenue and Headley Terrace in Irvington, New Jersey. Officers responding to reports of a person shot found Howard lying in the street with an apparent gunshot wound. He was taken to University Hospital in Newark but was pronounced dead at 7:15 p.m. that same evening.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Irvington Police Department opened an active homicide investigation; the Prosecutor’s Homicide Task Force was involved and authorities asked the public to provide any information. Initial reports did not identify any suspects or arrests in connection with the shooting.

If anyone has information about Joseph Howard or the events that led to his death, please contact the tip line mentioned by investigators.