TRENTON — The Attorney General's Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred Monday, January 19, 2026, in the City of Newark, New Jersey. One adult male civilian died during the encounter. His identity, and those of other civilians and officers involved, are not being released at this time.

According to the preliminary information, officers from the Newark Police Department encountered several civilians in the area of Ross Street and Evergreen Avenue in Newark shortly after 1 p.m. Monday. During that encounter, one of the officers fired his weapon, striking two civilians. They were taken to University Hospital in Newark, where one of them was pronounced deceased a short time later. The other wounded civilian is currently receiving treatment. No police officers were wounded. A Newark police officer was taken to the hospital for evaluation and was subsequently released.

A 2019 law, N.J.S.A. 52:17B-107(a)(2), requires the Attorney General’s Office to conduct investigations of a person’s death that occurs during an encounter with a law enforcement officer acting in the officer’s official capacity or while the decedent is in custody. It requires that all such investigations be presented to a grand jury to determine if the evidence supports the return of an indictment against the officer or officers involved.

The investigation is ongoing and no further information is being released at this time.

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