8-Year-Old Boy Shot Dead In Newark

An 8-year-old boy was shot and killed Sunday night in Newark, authorities said.

08/30/2021 12:07 p.m.

The boy was shot on the 100 block of Schuyler Avenue around 10 p.m., the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said.

According to RLS Media, the boy may have found a gun and shot himself in the head and mouth.

No further details were released pending investigation.

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