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SEEN HIM? Video Released Of Newark Imam Shooting Suspect: Prosecutor SEEN HIM? Video Released Of Newark Imam Shooting Suspect: Prosecutor
Seen HIM? Video Released Of Newark Imam Shooting Suspect: Prosecutor After more than a year, the shooting of Imam Hassan Sharif outside a Newark mosque remains unsolved, authorities said. Sharif was killed outside the Masjid Muhammad-Newark mosque at South Orange Ave and Camden Street on the morning of Wednesday, January 3, 2024, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. Surveillance footage released shows a man in the area at the time of the shooting, Stephens and Miranda said. The man has a distinctive walk which investigators hope will aid with identification, Stephens and Miranda said. A Cr…

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by Sam Barron
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Arrest Made In Murder Of 9-Year-Old Newark Boy: Prosecutor Arrest Made In Murder Of 9-Year-Old Newark Boy: Prosecutor
Arrest Made In Murder Of 9-Year-Old Newark Boy: Prosecutor A 36-year-old man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, Feb. 5 in the fatal shooting of a 9-year-old boy on Friday, Jan. 31 in Newark, authorities said. Jesse Dunbar faces charges of first-degree murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault, and multiple weapons charges, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. He is also charged with the shooting of an adult man, authorities said. The boy was getting out of a vehicle with his father and sister at approximately 5:27 p.m. when he was shot on Osborne Terrace, authorities said. Esse…

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by Sam Barron
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Mayor Has Special Message For Killer Who Shot 9-Year-Old Boy In Newark Mayor Has Special Message For Killer Who Shot 9-Year-Old Boy In Newark
Mayor Has Special Message For Killer Who Shot 9-Year-Old Boy In Newark Authorities are searching for the person responsible for the fatal shooting of a 9-year-old boy outside his home in Newark on Friday, Jan. 31. The boy was exiting a vehicle with his father and sister at approximately 5:27 p.m. when he was shot on Osborne Terrace, a spokesperson for the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said.  A 36-year-old man, who does not appear to be related to the child, was also shot during the incident. Details of his injuries were not immediately available. Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka expressed outrage over the tragedy, calling it “incomprehensible” and…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Reward Offered In Fatal Hit-and-Run Newark Crash: Authorities Reward Offered In Fatal Hit-and-Run Newark Crash: Authorities
Reward Offered In Fatal Hit-and-Run Newark Crash: Authorities It has been three years since 42-year-old Rajon Collins was fatally struck by a hit-and-run vehicle in Newark. Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II and Essex County Sherriff Armando Fontoura announced on Thursday, Nov. 21, a $5,000 Crime Stoppers Program reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for the fatal crash. Collins was struck near Springfield Avenue and South 18th Street on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, authorities said. Collins was hit by a red Jeep Grand Cherokee that had been reported stolen and was traveling at a high rate of speed, au…

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by Sam Barron