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NJ Football Player, 16, Killed In Newark Shooting: Reports
Ziyad Cook, a 16-year-old Irvington resident who played football for Irvington High School, was fatally shot in Newark on Thursday, June 26, according to reports.
At 6 p.m., Newark police responded to 227 Brookdale Avenue after Ziyad Cook and a 17-year-old were shot, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.
Cook was pronounced dead hours later at University Hospital, authorities said. The condition of the 17-year-old is unknown.
Prosecutors declined to release the names of those involved, though Cook's death was confirmed by ABC 7 and the Irvington High School football team.
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