Rene Mendoza was 44 when he was killed by gun violence in Newark, New Jersey, on May 20, 2014.

Mendoza had a lengthy prior law enforcement history. In April 2005 he was arrested by the Drug Enforcement Administration on allegations of heading a heroin distribution network across Essex and Union Counties. Arrest reports say he used the alias Chino and that authorities seized heroin, crack cocaine, a firearm with its serial number removed, luxury vehicles, and a specially modified car used to hide drugs and money. At the time of that arrest he faced potential federal penalties including up to a 20-year sentence and a $1 million fine.

Does anyone have information about Mendoza’s final days or the Newark investigation into his death?