Paul L. Boykins, 34, was fatally shot on the evening of Friday, August 9, 2019, near 50 North 5th Street in Newark, New Jersey. Emergency medical services took him to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Newark Police Department opened a homicide investigation, and detectives from the Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force were assigned to the case. In the days after the shooting officials described the investigation as active and asked the public for information. At the time of the initial reports no arrests had been made and no suspects were publicly identified.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about Paul Boykins that could help the investigation, please contact the authorities handling the case.