On a summer afternoon in Orange, New Jersey, gunfire on Berwyn Street left 32-year-old Jamar Hurd of East Orange with multiple gunshot wounds. Police found him at about 1:15 p.m. on June 29, 2015; despite first responders’ efforts, Hurd was pronounced dead at the scene. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes and Homicide Task Force took over the investigation.

The probe led to the arrest of 26-year-old Kyle Nelson of Orange. Nelson was charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, aggravated assault on a police officer, resisting arrest, and hindering apprehension, and his bail was set at $1 million. Prosecutors said Nelson was one of twelve people charged in connection with eight homicides that occurred across Newark, Irvington, Orange, and East Orange in June and July 2015.

Anyone with information about Hurd, his movements that afternoon, or the incidents nearby is asked to come forward.