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22-Year-Old Man Dead In Irvington Sidewalk Shooting 22-Year-Old Man Dead In Irvington Sidewalk Shooting
22-Year-Old Man Dead In Irvington Sidewalk Shooting Authorities have identified the 22-year-old man who died in an afternoon shooting last weekend in Irvington. Jarod Rogers was found lying on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound on Madison Avenue just after 3 p.m. Saturday, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Irvington Police Director Tracy Bowers said. Rogers was pronounced dead at the scene 3:33 p.m. The investigation is active and ongoing. No arrests have been. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office tips line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Irvington Fire Guts Convenience Store, Displaces Families Irvington Fire Guts Convenience Store, Displaces Families
Irvington Fire Guts Convenience Store, Displaces Families At least 17 people were displaced by a fire that destroyed a convenience store and several upstairs apartments Sunday night in Irvington. Flames shot out and smoke was billowed from the building at Myrtle and Madison avenue as firefighters from several towns arrived around 11:05 p.m. The blaze quickly reached three alarms, but was mostly knocked down as of 12:35 a.m. Five children and 12 adults were reportedly displaced. Companies from Irvington, Union, Montclair, Maplewood, Newark and East Orange responded.

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by Cecilia Levine