In the early morning hours of Sunday, December 27, 2015, the sound of gunfire shattered the quiet of a Newark, New Jersey neighborhood. When police responded to Whittier Place around 1:00 a.m., they discovered a man lying wounded in the street. The victim, identified as 35-year-old Marquise Ragland, a male resident of Newark, had sustained a gunshot wound.
Ragland was rushed to University Hospital in a desperate attempt to save his life.
Despite the efforts of medical staff, he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at 4:23 a.m. The Essex County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, immediately launched an investigation into the fatal shooting.
In the days following the incident, authorities appealed to the public for any information that might lead to the apprehension of those responsible for Ragland's death. However, details regarding a motive or any potential suspects were not released. The investigation into the shooting was active and ongoing, but as time passed, public updates on the case ceased. There have been no subsequent announcements of any arrests made or suspects identified in connection with the murder of Marquise Ragland, leaving the circumstances of his death an unresolved chapter in the city's history.
