Rashawn Y. Simmons was 19 when he was shot and killed in East Orange, New Jersey, on the evening of Sunday, March 17, 2019. He was found inside a motor vehicle in the 400 block of Main Street at about 9 p.m. and was transported to University Hospital. At 10:15 p.m. he was pronounced dead from his injuries.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and East Orange Police detectives opened an immediate investigation. The lack of an arrest remains a central and painful detail for a family and community seeking answers.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or saw activity in the 400 block of Main Street on March 17, 2019, please share what you know with investigators.