James Goff, a 22-year-old Black man from Irvington, New Jersey, was found with fatal gunshot wounds on a street in the 200 block of Clifton Avenue in Newark on December 4, 2016. An altercation preceded the shooting, but the specifics of that dispute were not immediately released. Goff died on the city pavement after being shot during the confrontation.

Investigators quickly identified and arrested a 22-year-old man from Montclair, Brandon Williams, and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office charged him with murder and related weapons offenses. The motive for the shooting has not been publicly explained.

If anyone witnessed the altercation or has information about what led to that night’s deadly confrontation, please share what is known with investigators.