Jonathan R. Toledo-Key, 29, was found with an apparent gunshot wound on Sunset Avenue in Newark’s West Ward on the evening of August 6, 2019. Emergency responders reached the scene around 6:00 p.m.; he was pronounced dead there at approximately 6:30 p.m. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force opened an investigation and appealed for witnesses.

Despite those appeals, the case grew cold. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified; the motive remains unclear. Funeral services were held for Toledo-Key as family and friends mourned his death. The investigation is described as active and ongoing.

If anyone has information about that evening on Sunset Avenue or observations that could help the investigation, please come forward.