Gregory McPherson was 26 when he was fatally shot on the evening of Wednesday, April 5, 2017, in the 100 block of Lenox Avenue in East Orange, New Jersey. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at 9:55 p.m., about twenty minutes after the shooting was reported. The death prompted shock and grief across the community.

The East Orange Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office opened a joint investigation, canvassing the neighborhood and pursuing leads. At the time officials did not publicly identify any suspects or announce arrests, and no motive was made public. The case remained an active, ongoing homicide investigation.

If anyone in East Orange that night saw something or has information about what happened to Gregory McPherson, please come forward to investigators.