Marselis Uwe G. Wilson, 30, was shot in Newark, New Jersey, on the night of May 26, 2018. Police responded to reports of gunfire near Nevada and Court streets at about 10:15 p.m.; Wilson was found with gunshot wounds and taken to University Hospital but was pronounced dead at 10:28 p.m.

The motive for the shooting was not immediately clear and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office handled the investigation. No public announcement of arrests or identified suspects has been made, and the person or persons responsible remain at large. Family and friends remember Wilson as a kindhearted, respectful man who loved his family.

If anyone was in the Nevada and Court streets area that evening or has information about this shooting, please come forward to help advance the investigation.