In the early morning hours of January 18, 2015, a burst of gunfire outside a social club on Emmett Street in Newark ended the life of 27-year-old Daniel Morales of Elizabeth. The shooting occurred shortly before 5:00 a.m.; emergency services transported Morales to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. A 20-year-old woman was also wounded and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Major Crimes Task Force opened an investigation and appealed to the public for information. Authorities described the probe as active and ongoing at the time, but there have been no public announcements about arrests or identified suspects. The specific circumstances of what transpired outside the club and who fired the shots remain unresolved.

If anyone has information about that predawn shooting on Emmett Street or remembers activity around the club that morning, please come forward to assist the investigation.