Stefan McCowen was 21 when he was found with a fatal gunshot wound on the evening of Wednesday, October 2, 2013, in Newark, New Jersey. His body was discovered about 9:40 p.m. in the rear area of an apartment complex on South 18th Street, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Newark Police Department opened an investigation and appealed to the public for information about the shooting.

If anyone has information about Stefan McCowen’s death or remembers seeing activity near South 18th Street on October 2, 2013, please come forward.