On the night of February 22, 2014, 35-year-old Shakerah McBride of Elizabeth, New Jersey, was shot on the 300 block of 14th Avenue in Newark’s West Ward. Around 8:45 p.m. gunfire erupted on that stretch of the block; officers and emergency crews found McBride gravely wounded on the street. She was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead a short time after arrival. Authorities identified her and confirmed the time and location but released few details about motive, the number of people involved, or the weapon used, and no one was taken into custody in the immediate aftermath.

Her death is recorded as a homicide and the case appears in the Gun Violence Archive and on the National Gun Violence Memorial. As of the last publicly noted update in November 2025, no arrests or suspects have been reported and the shooting remains unresolved. Does anyone have information about what happened that night or knew Shakerah McBride?