Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose announced today that **Mr. Alquan B. Council, 27,** of Newark is wanted for murder.
Council is charged in a double shooting that resulted in the death of Mr. Rayshawn Ross, 39, of Newark.
Ross and another man were shot on Edwin Place near Willoughby on Sunday, June 25. A second man was shot but survived.
Council has been charged with murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.
He is considered armed and dangerous.
Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is urged to contact the Essex County Prosecutor's Office at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877 -847-7432.
These are accusations.
All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until they enter a guilty plea or are found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.