Bronique McCleod was 24 and a mother of two when she was shot while sitting in a van at a traffic light near Hawthorne Avenue and Osborne Terrace in Newark. The shooting happened late on Monday, October 1, 2012; she was taken to University Hospital and died in the early hours of October 2, 2012. Another male passenger was also wounded.

Witnesses said the shooter wore a Giants football jersey with the number 98; that same jersey was reportedly seen on a man, Virgil Suggs, when he appeared in court three days later. Surviving victims identified Suggs. He was a 42-year-old Newark resident with an extensive criminal history and was on bail for another offense at the time.

In June 2014 an Essex County jury convicted Virgil Suggs of murder, conspiracy, attempted murder and weapons offenses in connection with McCleod’s killing. He was sentenced to life in prison with 80 years required before any possibility of parole. Does anyone have memories of Bronique or information about the case that could add context to her life?