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Officers responding to the 400 block of Mt. Prospect Avenue found Saeed Jan and Angel Vargas with gunshot wounds around 7:50 p.m. on Thursday, May 19, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said in a joint release with Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara.
The men, both of Newark, were taken to University Hospital, where they died, authorities said.
More than $62,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Jan's family as of Tuesday, May 24.
He was a "strong, hardworking young man" who also happened to be the sole breadwinner for his single mother and five siblings, according to the fundraiser.
Vargas' funeral services have been set for Wednesday, June 1 at St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church in Newark, his obituary says.
There have been no arrests, and the investigation remains 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. Calls will be kept confidential.
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