On the afternoon of September 14, 2019, Hassan Jungle Ward, a 30-year-old Black man, was fatally shot in Newark, New Jersey. He and his friend Jasson Duffy, also 30, were sitting outside near a funeral home on Mercer Street at about 2:30 p.m. when an unknown person approached and opened fire. Both men died from their injuries, and a woman nearby was hit by a stray bullet and left in critical condition.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, working with Newark Police detectives, launched an immediate investigation. The Essex County Sheriff’s Crime Stoppers Program has offered a reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

What information do readers in Newark have about that Mercer Street area on September 14, 2019, that could help investigators?