On the late afternoon of December 26, 2016, 34-year-old Ibn B. Wolf of Newark was shot in the 600 block of Martin Luther King Blvd. Gunfire was reported at about 4:38 p.m.; Wolf suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at 5:59 p.m.

The Newark Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force opened an active, ongoing investigation. No suspects had been publicly identified and no arrests were announced; authorities did not release a motive in the immediate aftermath.

Anyone with information about what happened on Martin Luther King Blvd that afternoon is asked to come forward.