On May 31, 2019, 31-year-old Ibn Coates was fatally shot in Newark’s West Ward. The shooting occurred in the 300 block of South 9th Street at about 3:14 p.m., when a suspect arrived, opened fire on Coates and then fled. Emergency responders pronounced Coates dead at 4:47 p.m. that afternoon.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Newark Police Department opened a homicide investigation. No one has been arrested in the case and the suspect remains at large. Little else about motive or circumstances has been reported publicly.

If anyone who lived in the West Ward or was near South 9th Street on May 31, 2019 has information that could help the investigation, please contact the Newark Police or the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office.