On the night of June 23, the streets of Newark’s Roseville section were rocked by an eruption of gunfire that would leave five individuals wounded and plunge one family into unthinkable grief. Among the victims of this mass shooting was 18-year-old Brandyn Waters of Paterson, whose life was cut tragically short when he was struck…

On the night of June 23, 2025, a city already burdened by a steady drumbeat of violent episodes was forced to absorb yet another devastating blow. Eighteen-year-old Brandyn Waters of Paterson was killed, and four other young men sustained serious injuries during a harrowing street shooting at the intersection of 6th Avenue West and North…