A late March early-morning shooting on Eastern Parkway in Newark left 38-year-old Rasheed Barnes dead. The incident happened at about 4:20 a.m.; emergency responders pronounced Barnes deceased at 4:39 a.m. after he was fatally wounded by gunfire. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and the Newark Police Department opened a joint investigation and described it as active and ongoing.

As of initial reports no arrests had been announced. Investigators asked anyone with information to come forward to help clarify what happened that morning. Does anyone in the community have information about activity on Eastern Parkway around 4:20 a.m. that day?