Crime & Safety
Essex County Sheriff Offers $5K Reward: Who Shot Juan Martinez?
Juan Santos Martinez, 55, of East Orange was fatally shot on Ampere Parkway in Bloomfield, Essex County authorities said.
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Essex County Sheriff’s Crime Stoppers Program is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in an unsolved homicide involving an East Orange man fatally shot in Bloomfield.
According to authorities, on Saturday, Feb. 3 around 6:54 p.m., Juan Santos Martinez, 55, of East Orange was shot and killed while seated in the driver side of his vehicle in the 200 block of Ampere Parkway in Bloomfield.
A 5 series, four-door BMW was seen fleeing the scene, police said.
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Anyone with information regarding this case can call the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force tips line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432.
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