Jury Convicts Man in 2023 Fatal Shooting that Killed Innocent Bystander in Newark

Newark, N.J.-Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that a jury has convicted a Newark man in connection with a 2023 fatal shooting that killed a woman and wounded another individual on a Newark street. Altaariq Palmer, 28, was convicted of second-degree passion provocation manslaughter, third-degree aggravated assault, and related weapons offenses. Assistant Prosecutor Daniel…