Farad Burt, a 37-year-old Black man, was shot on Springfield Avenue in Newark in the early hours of April 20, 2019. Emergency responders took him to University Hospital in Newark, where he was pronounced dead at 3:18 a.m. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, working with Newark Police detectives, opened an investigation into the fatal shooting.

The investigation remains active and officials are asking the public for information that could help identify those responsible.

If anyone has information about what happened to Farad Burt or was in the area of Springfield Avenue that night, please come forward to assist the investigation.