Crime & Safety
Essex County Sheriff Offers $10K Reward In Unsolved Murder
Christopher Terry, 17, was fatally shot in Essex County. Police are offering a $10,000 reward for info leading to an arrest.

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Essex County Sheriff’s Office is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest or conviction in an unsolved murder that took place in Orange in December of 2016.
According to a Thursday news release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, the Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura’s Crime Stoppers Program is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest or conviction in the December 2016 murder of 17-year-old Christopher Terry.
Terry was shot and killed on Dec. 26, 2016 on the 100 block of Main Street in Orange. He was pronounced dead at the scene, prosecutors said.
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At this time, no arrests have been made in the case, prosecutors stated.
Anyone with information can contact 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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