On the evening of May 16, 2020, Jerrel Tucker, a 23-year-old Black man, was in a parking lot in the 500 block of Liberty Street in Orange, New Jersey, when shots rang out at about 9:10 p.m. First responders found Tucker had been shot and he was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:12 p.m. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and the Orange Public Safety Department opened an investigation.

Despite public appeals and an active investigation, no arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified. Authorities have urged anyone with information to contact their tips line and said calls would be kept confidential. The shooting has left Tucker’s family and community seeking answers and justice.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about Jerrel Tucker’s death, please contact the investigators working the case.