Waleik McCollum, 19, was fatally shot in Newark on September 29, 2019. The shooting took place near Brookdale and Lindsey avenues; a gunman fired nine times with a .40 caliber handgun. McCollum was struck twice, including a wound to the head, and survived just over 24 hours. Before he died he was able to name his attacker as Peewee, a statement investigators treated as a dying declaration.

Surveillance video showed the suspect searching for McCollum and waiting outside his home before the shooting. That evidence led to the arrest of 22-year-old Zahir Peewee Moore of Newark and to a conviction by an Essex County jury in January 2023 on first-degree murder and related firearm charges. Prosecutors credited community members and law enforcement task forces for their roles in the case.

If anyone knew Waleik, saw activity near Brookdale and Lindsey avenues that night, or has information not yet shared with investigators, please come forward.