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Isabella Avenue, Irvington, NJ

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One Killed In Irvington Double Shooting: Prosecutors One Killed In Irvington Double Shooting: Prosecutors
One Killed In Irvington Double Shooting: Prosecutors One person was killed and two people were wounded in a shooting in Irvington on Sunday, Feb. 11, authorities said. At 9:22 p.m. Irvington police responded to a shooting on the 200 block of Isabella Avenue and found two men suffering from gunshot wounds and one person with an injured leg, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II and Irvington Police Director Tracy Bowers said. The three men were taken to University Hospital and Damian Thompson, a 27-year-old Irvington resident, was pronounced dead at 11:14 p.m., Stephens and Bowers said. The other two men were treated for no…

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by Sam Barron
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Newark Man, 50, Dies Days After Irvington Shooting Newark Man, 50, Dies Days After Irvington Shooting
Newark Man, 50, Dies Days After Irvington Shooting A 50-year-old Newark man was fatally shot in Irvington, police said. Tony King was found suffering gunshot wounds around 11:25 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25, on the 100 block of Isabella Avenue, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Irvington Police Director Tracy Bowers said. King was pronounced dead at 12:05 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 27. The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked 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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4 Charged In Fatal Beating Of Man Coming Home From Work In Irvington 4 Charged In Fatal Beating Of Man Coming Home From Work In Irvington
4 Charged In Fatal Beating Of Man Coming Home From Work In Irvington Authorities have identified four suspects in a brutal attack on a man in Irvington earlier this year that left him incapacitated for months before he succumbed to his injuries, Irvington police and the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.  Samuel V. Gbote, 62, was on his way home from his job at Newark Liberty International Airport around 7 a.m. March 13 when he was assaulted at Isabella Avenue and University Place. Responding police found Gbote unconscious and suffering from head injuries.  Surveillance video shows a group attacking Gbote, the prosecutor's office said. They are…

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by Paul Milo
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Reward Offered For Info In Fatal Daylight Attack Of 63-Year-Old Irvington Man Reward Offered For Info In Fatal Daylight Attack Of 63-Year-Old Irvington Man
Reward Offered For Info In Fatal Daylight Attack Of 63-Year-Old Irvington Man The Essex County Prosecutor's Office Thursday released surveillance video images of three people (see attached photos) being sought in connection with the murder of an Irvington man March 13.  Samuel V. Gbotoe, 63, was walking down Isabella Avenue near University Place in Irvington when he was attacked by a group of men and women. Gbotoe, a security guard at Newark Liberty International Airport, died June 8 from blunt-force trauma injuries suffered in the attack.  Surveillance video was located which depicts the victim being assaulted by several suspects who were last seen running…

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by Paul Milo