Barron Weir Case Remains Open, Reward Unclaimed

Barron Weir’s homicide, on Sept. 21, 2010 in the Vailsburg section of Newark, remains an open case, according to a spokeswoman for the Essex County Prosecutor’s office. This is despite for information leading to the arrest of a suspect or suspects in the shooting death. The reward remains in effect. 

On Feb. 10, Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated that the Crimestoppers program would pay up to $5,000 for information surrounding the murder of Weir, who suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and torso. The homicide occurred on Salem Street near the intersection of South Orange Avenue.

Fontoura described the victim as a graduate of Columbia High School in Maplewood who earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from Hampton University in Virginia.

“By all accounts, Mr. Weir was an extremely kind and generous individual who had until the time of his death worked as a summer counselor at a local day care center,” Fontoura noted.

, friends and family remembered Weir, often known as "Barry," as a "gentleman" and an "athlete." Raised in South Orange, where he lived at his death, the 2001 CHS graduate was recalled as an avid tennis player. He played both in South Orange and at Hampton, where he was in the graduating class of 2005.  

Persons with information about the crime are asked to contact Detectives Sara Bando or Marquise Carter of the Essex County Prosecutor’s Homicide Squad at 877-847-7432 or the Crimestoppers 24/7 hotline at 973-877-TIPS.