Richard Culver, a 23-year-old Black man, was found fatally shot in Vailsburg Park in Newark, New Jersey on December 2, 2017. His death prompted an investigation by local authorities, with the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office working alongside the FBI Fugitives Task Force.

Investigators developed a suspect who lived in Newark. On January 10, 2018, 30-year-old Anthony M. Brown of Newark was arrested and charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, unlawful possession of a weapon, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. He was processed and held at the Essex County Correctional Facility. Authorities said the investigation remained active as they continued to assemble the facts.

Did anyone in the Vailsburg Park area in late 2017 see or hear anything that could help clarify what happened to Richard Culver?