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Pair Killed In Newark Double Shooting, Prosecutor Says Pair Killed In Newark Double Shooting, Prosecutor Says
Pair Killed In Newark Double Shooting, Prosecutor Says A pair of 18-year-old men were killed in a double-shooting in Newark authorities said. Officers responding to the 400 block of Mt. Prospect Avenue found Saeed Jan and Angel Vargas with gunshot wounds around 7:50 p.m. on Thursday, May 19, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said in a joint release with Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara. The men, both of Newark, were taken to University Hospital, where they died, authorities said.  More than $62,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Jan's family as of Tuesday, May 24. He was a "strong, har…

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by Nicole Acosta
Obituaries
National Ice Dancer, 18, Killed In Double Philadelphia Shooting National Ice Dancer, 18, Killed In Double Philadelphia Shooting
National Ice Dancer, 18, Killed In Double Philadelphia Shooting The ice dancing community is mourning the unexpected death of a national junior ice dancer killed in a double shooting in Philadelphia over the weekend. "How could a young man with so much potential, such a bright future, willing to work so hard..... be gone," was one of many statements made by loved ones in memory of 18-year-old Joshua Anthony Soto. Soto and another 18-year-old were shot Saturday night in the 1800 block of East Cornwall Street, CBS3 reports citing Philadelphia police. Soto was pronounced dead at the scene, while the second victim, who has not been publicly identified, wa…

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by Nicole Acosta