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Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Newark Police Director Samuel DeMaio announced today they are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in Newark. On Friday, Nov. 9, Hykine Johnson, 35, of Newark was fatally shot at a gas station on the corner of Washington…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Newark Police Director Samuel DeMaio announced today that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force is actively investigating the murder of 17-year old Kamara Ingram of Irvington. Ingram was shot at approximately 9:45 pm yesterday while sitting on the porch of a residence in the…
Acting Essex Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office has joined the investigation of an assault on a resident of a Newark boarding home. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit is now handling the investigation. A 64-year-old woman, whose name is not being released at this time, was allegedly…
The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Newark Police Department are investigating a homicide this morning in Newark. The victim has been identified as Leonard Johnson, 33, of East Orange. Johnson was fatally shot at approximately 1:51 a.m. in the 500 block of Orange Street. He was rushed to University Hospital where he was pronounced…
The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a fatal hit and run. A 47-year-old Maplewood man was struck and killed while changing a flat tire in the area of Routes 1 & 9 South, near the Pulaski Skyway in Newark at approximately 11:45 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 27. The victim has been identified as Douglas…
The death of Daniel Mejia, 23, of Newark has been determined to be a homicide. Mejia was found non-responsive in a parking lot on Honiss Street in Belleville on Tuesday, Jan. 4. at approximately 5:06 a.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Following an autopsy today, the cause of death has been determined to…
The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Belleville Police Department are investigating a suspicious death in Belleville, near the Newark border. At approximately 5:06 a.m. Belleville Police were dispatched to 2 Honiss Street in Belleville. When they arrived at the scene they found an unresponsive male in the parking lot. He was later identified as…
On Sunday, Sept. 12 at approximately 5 a.m. Victoria Carmen White, 28, of Newark was fatally shot at a private residence located at 159 Jacoby Street in Maplewood. Information released immediately following the shooting identified the victim as James White. The victim’s legal name is Victoria Carmen White. Following an examination by the Medical Examiner…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino today announced that Charles Gatling, 21, of Union was fatally shot last night at approximately 9:20 p.m. in the 100 block of 40th Street in Irvington. A second man, Djuan Cirino, 19, of Union sustained a non-life threatening gunshot wound. The two men, traveling in a Pontiac Grand…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino today announced that a 16-year-old girl was fatally shot last night in Orange. At approximately 10 p.m. Orange Police officers responded to a report of shots fired. When they arrived in the area of Valley and Argyle Streets they discovered two victims — Swamaiya White, 16, and Myron…
