Marquis Forman was killed on the 700 block of Springfield Avenue around 7:40 p.m. Wednesday, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said.
He was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead 8:19 p.m.
No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force tips line at 1-877-847-7432 or 1-877-TIPS-4EC.
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