In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Newark, New Jersey, the life of 32-year-old Nathaniel Mickens was tragically cut short. On April 28, 2019, shortly after 2:30 a.m., police responded to reports of gunfire in the area of the 400 block of 7th Avenue. Arriving at the intersection of 7th Avenue and North 12th Street, officers discovered Mickens unresponsive inside a vehicle. He had sustained apparent gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene at 3:37 a.m.
The Essex County Prosecutor's Office immediately launched a homicide investigation into the shooting of the male victim. Authorities appealed to the public for any information that might lead to an understanding of the events that transpired that morning.
The investigation was handled by the prosecutor's Homicide Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department.
In the weeks that followed, the investigation into Nathaniel Mickens' death continued, though details remained scarce. A month after the fatal shooting, law enforcement had not yet publicly identified any suspects or made any arrests in connection with the case. The motive behind the shooting also remained unclear to the public. The investigation into the death of Nathaniel Mickens is ongoing.
