Wendell D. Lee was shot and killed on Monday, July 9, 2018, in the 100 block of Boyd Street in Newark, New Jersey. The 40-year-old was struck about 6:00 p.m.; emergency medical services transported him to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 6:37 p.m. He was born February 12, 1978, and was known to some by the nicknames NA or Mac.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, working with Newark Police detectives, opened an active investigation and publicly appealed for information in the days after the shooting.

Anyone who knew Wendell, was in the area that evening, or has information about the shooting is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office tips line.