On a cold Friday afternoon in February of 2016, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of a Newark neighborhood. When police responded to reports of a shooting on the 100 block of Prince Street at around 5 p.m., they found a man lying mortally wounded. The victim was identified as Alvin B. Allen, a 46-year-old male from the nearby city of East Orange.
Emergency services were called to the scene, but it was too late to save Allen's life.
He was pronounced dead from the gunshot wounds he sustained. The Essex County Prosecutor's Office was notified and immediately began an investigation into the homicide, with its detectives taking the lead in the inquiry.
In the days following the shooting, authorities confirmed Alvin B. Allen's identity but released few other details about the circumstances surrounding his death. Citing the active and ongoing nature of the investigation, a spokeswoman for the prosecutor's office declined to provide further information to the public. To date, there have been no announcements regarding any arrests made in the case, nor has any information been released about a potential suspect or suspects. The case of who shot and killed Alvin B. Allen remains unresolved.
