An 18-year-old, Ishmail Anthony, was fatally shot in Newark, New Jersey, on the evening of Thursday, February 22, 2018. He was found on South 19th Street with a gunshot wound and taken to a local hospital, where he died. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and the Newark Police Department jointly investigated the shooting and asked the public for information.

Born June 26, 1999, Ishmail was part of a Muslim family and was remembered by friends and family for his love of basketball. He attended Weequahic High School and the Marion P. Thomas Charter School in Newark, and his death was deeply felt in the community. There are no public reports of arrests or identified suspects, and officials have not released a motive or detailed circumstances of the shooting.

If anyone knew Ishmail or has information about what happened that night on South 19th Street, please come forward to the investigators.