Elizabeth Man Charged In Fatal Bar Fight

A 28-year-old Elizabeth man faces a charge of aggravated manslaughter in the killing of another city man over the summer, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said Tuesday.

An arrest has been made in the death of a man during an Elizabeth bar fight in July.
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Paul Milo

09/24/2019 9:03 a.m.

Police were called to Ben's Bar on Meadow Street around 2 a.m. on a report of a fight. Police found an injured Oscar Melara, 28, who was rushed to Trinitas Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Laquan McCall, 28, was identified as a suspect and arrested Friday. He was being held in the Union County jail.

Anyone with information about Melara’s death is urged to contact Sgt. Johnny Ho at 908-403-8271 or Detective Lamar Hartsfield at 908-451-1873.

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