On November 27, 2015, 47-year-old Wilbert Jones was found outside his residence on Leslie Street in Newark with multiple gunshot wounds. The discovery came at about 9:32 a.m.; he was taken to University Hospital and pronounced dead shortly before 10 a.m. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and Newark Police Department confirmed his identity as the investigation began.

Initial reporting gave few details about circumstances or a motive, and public information about any arrests or identified suspects has not been released. The shooting left a family and neighborhood seeking answers.

If anyone has information about what happened to Wilbert Jones on Leslie Street that morning, please come forward to the investigating agencies.