Anthony Crooks, a 30-year-old Black man from Newark, New Jersey, was shot on November 28, 2014, and succumbed to his injuries two days later on November 30, 2014. He did not die at the scene; accounts describe him fighting to remain conscious while surrounded by loved ones before he was taken to hospital and later pronounced dead.

Obituaries and memorials emphasize his family role: he was survived by his wife, Renee Crooks; their son, Ashmir; three stepdaughters, Shantel Johnson, Ny’mirah Alexander, and London Sutton; siblings Melissa Crooks, Michael Ragland, and Anthony Mazon; grandparents Gladys and Felix L. Figueroa; and several grandchildren.