Arthur Ruff, 53, was found with a gunshot wound in Newark, New Jersey, in the early morning hours of New Year’s Eve 2017. The shooting occurred about 12:15 a.m. near 2nd Street and Central Avenue; emergency medical services took him to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead around 12:30 a.m.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigation and established a crime scene; the Major Crimes Division is handling the case. No arrests have been announced and the suspect or suspects remain at large. No other injuries were reported and the motive has not been determined.

If anyone was in the 2nd Street and Central Avenue area around midnight on December 31, 2017, or has information about Arthur Ruff’s death, please share what you know.