In the evening of January 28, 2016, a drive-by burst of gunfire in the 300 block of New Street in Newark left two young men dead. Among the victims was Derrick Valentine, 22, of Newark; the other victim was 23-year-old Terrence M. Moore, Jr., of East Orange. The shooting occurred during a period of heightened violence in the city.

Within months investigators identified two suspects. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office announced charges against 26-year-old Jhamid Love and 22-year-old Isaiah Jackson, including two counts of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and weapons offenses. Jackson was already in the Union County Jail on unrelated matters when the charges were filed. Love was briefly a fugitive before being located and taken to the Essex County Jail to await a bail hearing. Both men were to be presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.

Does anyone have information about Derricks life in Newark or details from that night that could help clarify what happened?