Responding officers found 52-year-old Clacius Tate on the 100 block of Seymour Avenue around 7:10 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said in a joint release.
Tate, of Newark, was taken to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 8 p.m., Stephens said alongside Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara.
There have been no arrests, and the incident is still being investigated.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor's Office tips line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877- 847-7432. Calls will be kept confidential.
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