Juwanna Sharonda Fonrose, a 25-year-old Black / African American woman from East Orange, New Jersey, was fatally shot in Newark on the afternoon of September 28, 2022. The attack occurred in broad daylight, around 2:45 p.m., on the 400 block of Central Avenue. Fonrose was inside a parked car when another vehicle, described as a grey Acura TLX carrying two individuals, pulled up beside her.
Witnesses reported that two men who were in the same vehicle as Fonrose quickly got out and ran as
a suspect from the Acura began shooting. Fonrose was hit by multiple bullets in the ambush. She was quickly transported to University Hospital in Newark, where she was pronounced dead at 4:21 p.m.
The Essex County Prosecutor's Office, in conjunction with the Newark Department of Public Safety, launched a homicide investigation. However, no arrests have been made in connection with the shooting. The investigation remains active and ongoing as authorities continue to seek information from the public. A vigil was later held at the location of the shooting to honor Fonrose's memory.
