By: Richard L. Smith
Authorities in Essex County announced the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force has the following update on the May 3, 2023, shooting in Newark.
According to ECPO Spokesman Robert Florida, on May 3, at 8:33 p.m., Newark police responded to a report of a shooting in an apartment on the 300 block of Johnson Avenue, Newark.
The decedents from that shooting are Wyleek Shaw, 27 of Newark; Zahmire Lopez, 8, and the alleged suspect, Everette Rand, 29, of Newark.
Another victim, Tajion Simmons, 24, of Fords, N.J., was treated for non-fatal injuries.
The ECPO investigation is active and ongoing.
No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office tips line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432.
Calls will be kept confidential.