Shortly before 1 a.m. on November 9, 2019, gunfire on Central Avenue in Orange, New Jersey left 35-year-old Shakur L. Cole of Newark fatally wounded inside a vehicle. Police found Cole unresponsive and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Orange Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Homicide Task Force investigated the killing.

Detectives developed a suspect linked to two recent area homicides. On December 17, 2019, law enforcement located 33-year-old Michael Mayse of Newark and took him into custody following a standoff. Authorities charged Mayse with two counts of murder and multiple weapons offenses in connection with the deaths, including Cole’s.

If anyone was in the area that night or has information about Cole’s movements before the shooting, please come forward.