Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose have identified the three individuals who were fatally wounded in Newark, NJ on Saturday afternoon.
The three deceased individuals have been identified as:
1. Aerial Little Whitehurst, female, age 8, of Newark;
2. Al-Jahon Whitehurst, male, age 11, of Newark;
3. Syasia McBurroughs, female, age 23, of Cedar Knolls, NJ
The two children were pronounced dead at University Hospital at 4:40 p.m.. and Syasia McBurroughs was pronounced dead at the scene.
Three other victims, a 29 year old female, a 13 year old male and a 13 year old female, remain hospitalized in critical, but stable condition, according to Chief Assistant Prosecutor Thomas S. Fennelly of the Prosecutor's Homicide Unit
This incident is being investigated by the Essex County Prosecutor's Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department.
The investigation is active and ongoing at this time.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Prosecutor's Tips Line at (877) 847-7432.