In the late afternoon of a brisk November day in Newark, New Jersey, the life of 20-year-old Devion Burch was tragically cut short. On November 28, 2016, police were called to a residence in the 100 block of South 10th Street around 4:00 p.m. following a report of a shooting. Inside the home, they discovered the unresponsive young man, who had sustained a gunshot wound.
Emergency services rushed Devion to University Hospital, but his injury was too severe.
He was pronounced dead at 4:24 p.m. that same day. At the time of the incident, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office and the Newark Police Department initiated an investigation into the fatal shooting. The inquiry into the death of the young Newark resident was reported to be active and ongoing.
Further details regarding any arrests made or suspects identified in the shooting of Devion Burch have not been made available in the public domain. The circumstances surrounding the shooting and a potential motive have also not been released. His passing was noted in an obituary published in early December of that year.
