Newark Man Convicted of Attempted Murder in Connection with 2025 Shooting
Newark, N.J.- Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that a Newark man has been convicted of attempted murder and weapons offenses in connection with the 2025 shooting of a man outside a Newark bar. On August 5, 2026, after approximately two hours of deliberations, a jury convicted Daishaun Mercer, 26, of first-degree…
