Authorities Release Photos from IHOP Fatal Shooting in Newark

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Newark Police Director Samuel DeMaio are seeking help from the public identifying individuals in these surveillance photos from the Bergen Street IHOP restaurant murder which occurred on March 23.

The IHOP manager, Papa Khaly Ndiaye, 30, was killed and a second person was shot but survived.

** It should be noted that the person in Photo #1 is the same person as depicted in photo #4 and the same person that is depicted in Photo #2 on the left wearing the Mets jacket.

** It should also be noted that this same male has a tattoo of some type of writing (in script) on both of his hands.

** The vehicle that the actors utilized that evening has since been identified as a white Chevy Monte Carlo possibly 2000-2002

We are requesting assistance from the public in identifying individuals in the photographs.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force tips line at 1-877-847-7432.