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Teen Dies At University Hospital Days After Christmas Shooting Teen Dies At University Hospital Days After Christmas Shooting
Teen Dies At University Hospital Days After Christmas Shooting An 18-year-old Newark resident died at the hospital days after being shot, authorities said. Nazier Taylor was dropped off at East Orange General Hospital around 7:55 p.m. on Christmas with a gunshot wound, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said. He was transported to University Hospital in Newark, where he died two days later. Taylor was pronounced dead on Dec. 28 at 6:15 p.m. The preliminary investigation indicates the shooting occurred on Columbia Avenue in Newark. No arrests had been made as of Thursday. Th…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey City Man, 34, Dead In Newark Crash Jersey City Man, 34, Dead In Newark Crash
Jersey City Man, 34, Dead In Newark Crash A Jersey City man died after suffering injuries in a crash Wednesday afternoon in Newark, authorities said. Calvin Cross, 34, was driving a Honda Accord on McCarter Highway between 3rd and 4th Avenue around 4 p.m. when he collided with a flatbed RAM 550 tow truck, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara. He was taken to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 4:52 pm. Two other vehicles also sustained damage in the multi-vehicle crash, authorities said. Everyone involved remained at the …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Boy, 16, Shot Dead In Newark Boy, 16, Shot Dead In Newark
Boy, 16, Shot Dead In Newark A 16-year-old boy was shot dead in Newark Sunday, authorities said. Jarrod Lawson was shot on the 500 block of 15th Avenue around 12:45 a.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said. He was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead. No arrests had been made as of 3 p.m.  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. 

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by Cecilia Levine