On a cold Friday afternoon in February 2016, gunfire broke out on the 100 block of Prince Street in Newark. Responding officers found Alvin B. Allen, 46, of nearby East Orange, lying mortally wounded; emergency teams pronounced him dead at the scene from gunshot wounds. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office took lead on the homicide investigation.

Officials confirmed Allen’s identity in the days after the shooting but released few details about what happened, citing an active investigation. No arrests or information about suspects have been announced, and the question of who shot Alvin B. Allen remains unresolved.

If anyone has information about Allen, the location, or events that evening, please share what is known with investigators.