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Case Description
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In the spring of 2020, a shooting in Newark, New Jersey, claimed the life of 33-year-old Derrick Pinkett. On the evening of April 25th, shortly after 9 p.m., Newark police were dispatched to the vicinity of 91 Frelinghuysen Avenue following reports of gunfire. Upon their arrival, they discovered evidence of a shooting, but no victim was present at the scene.

The investigation quickly led officers from the 5th Precinct to Clinton Avenue, where they were alerted to a male victim inside a ve ...Read More
Victim Details

Derrick Pinkett

Male

Black / African American

Newark

NJ

2020-04-25

33

Derrick

Pinkett

12/12/2025