On the evening of December 1, 2016, 36-year-old Al-Muakhkhir Kearney of Newark was found unresponsive in the 100 block of Netherwood Avenue in Plainfield, New Jersey, suffering a fatal gunshot wound. Emergency responders took him to JFK Medical Center in Edison, where he was pronounced dead about an hour later.

The Union County Homicide Task Force, Plainfield Police Division, the Union County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Unit and the Union County Police Department Ballistics Unit investigated. Authorities identified 37-year-old Khasim Green of Plainfield as a suspect and arrested him less than two weeks after the shooting. Green was charged with first-degree murder and two weapons offenses and was held on $1.5 million bail. Motive remained under investigation.

If anyone has information about Kearney’s death or the events that led to it, please contact investigators handling the case.