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Lateshia M. Townes was 31 when she was shot while a passenger in a 2006 silver Dodge Charger in Newark, New Jersey, on May 31, 2014. The car was traveling south on South 20th Street when gunfire erupted in front of 765 South 20th Street at approximately 3:30 p.m.; Townes was struck and taken to a nearby hospital.

She died of her injuries on June 2, 2014, and her death was ruled a homicide. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force led the investigation. No arrests have been announced and authorities have not publicly identified a suspect. The Essex County Sheriff’s Crimestoppers Program offered up to a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

Are there witnesses or anyone with information about the shooting on South 20th Street that day who can come forward?