Shooting at ASTOR STREET AND NEW JERSEY RAILROAD AVENUE on 04/05/2026 2:30 AM

Type: Shooting

Date: 04/05/2026 2:30 AM

Description: Gunfire Occurred; Multiple Shell Casings Were Recovered, No Victims Located.

Address: ASTOR STREET AND NEW JERSEY RAILROAD AVENUE, Newark, NJ

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Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Martinez

Name

Herberito Martinez

Missing Age

42

Est. Current Age

61

Last Seen

Monsey, NY on 09/26/2006

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Male Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 5'2" - 5'2" Weight: 150 - 150 lbs

Case Number

MP70256

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Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Brown

Name

Zarinah Brown

Age

2

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Zarinah Brown, a two-month-old infant, was pronounced dead at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital after becoming unresponsive and having trouble breathing. She was visiting her father in Edison.

Agency

Middlesex County Crime Stoppers

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