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Authorities ID Teen Shot Dead At Newark Halloween Party Authorities ID Teen Shot Dead At Newark Halloween Party
Authorities ID Teen Shot Dead At Newark Halloween Party A 17-year-old East Orange boy was shot and killed at a Newark Halloween party Sunday night, authorities said. Mouctar Toure suffered one gunshot wound at a large Halloween Party at an apartment building on 4th Avenue around 11:45 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. He was rushed to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 2:06 a.m., Monday. Nov. 1. The investigation is active and ongoing. No arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Crushed By Car In His Own NJ Driveway By Driver With Cocaine, Prosecutor Says Man Crushed By Car In His Own NJ Driveway By Driver With Cocaine, Prosecutor Says
Man Crushed By Car In His Own NJ Driveway By Driver With Cocaine, Prosecutor Says Authorities have identified the 65-year-old man crushed to death by a car in an Essex County driveway early Thursday morning.  Donald Banks was standing in his Pierson Street driveway in Orange when he was hit by Chadane Bailey, 26, sometime around 12:45 a.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said. Bailey was pulling in when she hit banks, who was rushed to University Hospital, Stephens said alongside Orange Police Director Todd Warren. Bailey, the driver, remained at the scene and was charged with causing death while on a suspended license and p…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Newark Woman Stabs 29-Year-Old Boyfriend Dead During Argument, Authorities Say Newark Woman Stabs 29-Year-Old Boyfriend Dead During Argument, Authorities Say
Newark Woman Stabs 29-Year-Old Boyfriend Dead During Argument, Authorities Say A Newark woman was charged with stabbing her 29-year-old dead in his home over the weekend, authorities announced. Latysha Simmons, 29, stabbed Darien Wharton during an argument at his house on the 400 block of University Avenue Saturday, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said. Wharton was rushed to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead just before 11:30 p.m. Simmons was subsequently arrested on charges of murder, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.  …

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by Cecilia Levine
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East Orange Student, 16, Shot Dead Nearly Half-Mile From School East Orange Student, 16, Shot Dead Nearly Half-Mile From School
East Orange Student, 16, Shot Dead Nearly Half-Mile From School An East Orange High School student was killed in a shooting Tuesday evening, authorities said. Antoine Sanga-Niangara, 16, was shot near 165 Lincoln St. -- approximately half-a-mile from his school -- around 1:50 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and East Orange Police Director Domingos Saldida said Wednesday. The teen was pronounced dead at the scene. No arrests have been made.  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…

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by Cecilia Levine