Quinzel Ward, 31, of Irvington, New Jersey, was fatally shot on a Newark street in the pre-dawn hours of a Friday in March 2017. The shooting occurred about 3:41 a.m. on the 100 block of Court Street; Ward was found with gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene at 4:00 a.m.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and the Newark Police Department opened an investigation. At the time authorities said they were actively looking into the circumstances but had not identified any suspects or made arrests. The killing was one of several homicides in Newark that week.

No public announcement of an arrest or suspect identification has been made. If anyone has information about what happened that morning on Court Street, please share it with investigators.