From nj.com
| Man killed in Newark homicide is halfway house resident |
Authorities are investigating a broad daylight shooting in Newark’s South Clinton neighborhood that left one person dead Monday afternoon, investigators said.
The male victim, whose name has not been released, was pronounced dead at the scene after being found unresponsive at the intersection of East Peddie Street and Frelinghuysen Avenue, according to Essex County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Thomas Fennelly.
In a statement, the prosecutor’s office said Newark police officers had been dispatched to the intersection around 1:20 p.m. on a report of a shooting in progress.
Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said the victim was a resident of a halfway house in the city, making him the fourth halfway house resident killed in the past three years.
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