Crime & Safety

City Man Shot and Killed Saturday

Homicide under investigation

A 33-year-old city man was shot and killed Saturday night, Anthony Ambrose, the chief of detectives for the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, announced Sunday.


Newark police responded to a call of a shooting near 32 Aldine St. around 7:30 pm, Ambrose said. Alwali McKie was found lying on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at University Hospital less than an hour later.


Authorities are investigating the death and have not yet determined a motive or identified any suspects, Ambrose said.

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