On Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 22-year-old James Elam was killed in a daylight shooting in front of a market on the 200 block of Clinton Place in Newark. Witnesses said a car, reported to be a Chrysler, drove by and an occupant opened fire with what was described as an assault rifle. Three other people were wounded; Elam was chased after he tried to flee and died at the scene.

Authorities described the attack as targeted and retaliatory, linking it to a separate shooting in which Elam had been wounded about a year earlier; investigators said he had not cooperated with that prior probe. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office led the investigation and a manhunt for the gunman followed. Police recovered a car shortly after the shooting, but it was not confirmed whether it was tied to the crime. No public information about an arrest or an identified suspect has been released.

If anyone has information about James Elam, the shooting, or the vehicle seen that afternoon, please share what is known.