Kevin Roberts, a 47-year-old Black man from Newark, was shot and killed in Bloomfield, New Jersey, on the evening of Wednesday, August 12, 2020. The shooting occurred near 12 First Avenue at about 8:00 p.m. Emergency responders took Roberts to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:14 p.m. that same night.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and the Bloomfield Police Department opened an investigation immediately. As of the day after the shooting, no arrests had been announced and no suspects had been publicly identified. Authorities described the investigation as active and asked anyone with information to come forward; calls with potential information were to be kept confidential.

Does anyone have information about Kevin Roberts or the events near 12 First Avenue on the night of August 12, 2020?