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Roshawn Harrison was 19 when he was fatally shot in Newark, New Jersey, in the early hours of April 14, 2015. The shooting occurred at about 2:30 a.m. at 7 Ridgewood Avenue in the South Ward. Emergency crews transported Harrison to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:10 a.m.

The death was ruled a homicide. The Newark Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force opened an investigation and appealed to the public for information. No suspects or arrests were announced in the immediate aftermath, and the investigation was described as active and ongoing.

If anyone has information about what happened that morning or remembers seeing anything near 7 Ridgewood Avenue around 2:30 a.m., please contact the task force’s tips line.