Malik Carson, 27, was fatally shot on May 10, 2019, in the 100 block of Mount Prospect Avenue in Newark. The shooting happened at about 1:45 a.m.; emergency responders took Carson to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:07 a.m. He was born in Newark on November 21, 1991, graduated from West Side High School, and had worked as a warehouse associate for three years. Known to family and friends as Itty Bit, he was remembered as kind-hearted, often smiling, enjoying jokes, fashion, and time with loved ones.

Authorities from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Newark Public Safety Division announced an arrest in the case. Jacquil Spruill, 26, of Newark, was taken into custody and charged with felony murder, conspiracy to commit robbery, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and six counts of robbery involving other victims. He was held at the Essex County Correctional Facility.

Did anyone in the Newark community know Malik or witness activity on Mount Prospect Avenue that night?