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Akram Brown

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Jersey City Man Charged In Newark Homicide A 19-year-old Jersey City man was charged with murder in the shooting death of a 42-year-old Newark man, authorities said Thursday. Akram Brown was shot on Mt. Vernon Place in Newark on Wednesday, and pronounced dead at the scene at 8:02 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. Deautay M. Haines was charged with murder,  possession of a weapon and possession of weapon for an unlawful purpose.  He was lodged in the Essex County Jail in Newark. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide…
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Authorities ID Man Killed In Newark Shooting Authorities have identified the victim who was killed in a Newark shooting Wednesday evening. Akram Brown, 42, was shot in Mount Vernon Place and pronounced dead at the scene around 8 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said. No arrests had been made as of Thursday. The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432.  Calls will be kept confidential.