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Oscar Kadua allegedly hit the man, 53-year-old Tyrone Johnson, as Johnson was walking along Broad Street near New Street around 8:20 p.m. May 30. Investigators said the attack was unprovoked.
Kadua has been charged with aggravated manslaughter.
Johnson, also a Newark resident, fell and suffered a head injury. He was rushed to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly before 9 p.m.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide. Major Crimes Task Force tips line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432.
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