Ramel McGrady, 23, of East Orange, was fatally shot in Newark on the evening of Thursday, February 19, 2015. Police responded around 6 p.m. to reports of gunfire near 89 Oration Street and found McGrady with a gunshot wound; he was taken to University Hospital and pronounced dead at 6:38 p.m.

Investigators from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and the Newark Police Department say a second man was wounded in the same incident and located a couple of blocks away; that victim was treated at a local hospital and released. Motive and the relationship, if any, between the two victims remain unclear, and no arrests have been announced.

McGrady’s funeral was held at Union Baptist Church in Elizabeth, with burial at Fairmount Cemetery in Newark. Anyone with information that could help identify suspects or clarify what happened is asked to come forward.