A midday shooting inside a Bloomfield variety store ended in a triple shooting on April 10, 2022. Christian Lisaldes Perez, 23, of Newark, was pronounced dead at the scene on First Avenue at 3:18 p.m. Two other men in their early 30s were wounded; one was taken to Morristown Medical Center in critical condition and the other was listed as stable.

Authorities described the attack as an isolated, targeted event. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and the Bloomfield Police Department investigated. The shooting occurred inside Nitty Sons Variety Store while three children, ages 7, 9, and 14, were present; none of the children were physically harmed.

The community continues to remember Christian and the others injured that day. If anyone has information about Christian, his life, or the events inside the store, please share what you know.