Akbar J. Scott was 42 when he was found fatally shot in the driveway of a residence on Irvine Turner Boulevard in Newark on the evening of August 20, 2016. The shooting happened around 9:45 p.m. and was one of three homicides in Newark that weekend.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigation, but no arrests or publicly identified suspects followed in the immediate aftermath. The case remained open and unresolved, with family and community members left without answers.

Anyone with information about the shooting on Irvine Turner Boulevard or who knew Akbar Scott is asked to come forward.