On January 30, 2016, 28-year-old Jarrell Marshall of Newark was found shot to death in an apartment on Clinton Place. A 23-year-old woman, Ashley Jones, was also found dead of gunshot wounds at the scene. Three young children between the ages of one and four were present during the shooting; they were not physically injured but were taken to a local hospital for evaluation and later placed with family and the New Jersey Department of Child Protection and Permanency.

Investigators linked the killings to Jeffrey Holland of East Orange, who reportedly had a prior relationship with Ashley Jones and was the father of two of the children who had been in the apartment. The case also connected to another fatal shooting that occurred the day before. Does anyone have information about Jarrell, Ashley, or the children that could help fill gaps in the timeline or what led up to that night?