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Man Fatally Shot In Newark: Prosecutors
A 52-year-old Newark man was fatally shot on Sunday, July 16, authorities said. Around 6 p.m., police responded to a report of a shooting on the 300 block of Springfield Avenue, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Upon arrival, police found Lorenzo Boykins suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, Stephens and Fragé said. He was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead, Stephens and Fragé said. The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made, Stephens and Fragé said. A…
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One Killed, Two Injured in Newark Car Crash
One person was killed and two people were injured in a two-car crash on the early morning of Sunday, July 9, authorities said. Police responded to a two-car crash on U.S. Route 1 and 9 North and McClellan Street at 3:24 a.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Cheikh Faye, a 35-year-old Weehawken resident and a driver of one car, was pronounced dead at the scene, Stephens and Fragé said. A passenger in that car was transported to University Hospital and is in critical condition, Stephens and …
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Police Shootout: Gunman Hospitalized, Charged In Newark Incident
A 30-year-old man was charged with aggravated assault after a police-involved shooting in Newark early Monday morning, June 26, authorities said. Police responded to a report of domestic violence in an apartment building on the 700 block of Clinton Avenue around 4 a.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Police approached Hakeem Murchison, who began firing shots at officers, Stephens and Fragé said. Neither officer was hit and the officers returned fire, striking Murchison, Stephens and Fragé said. The…
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Drowning Child Rescued By Officer: Essex County Sheriff's Office
An Essex County Sheriff's Officer played the role of hero on Monday evening, June 19. At Branch Brook Park, a mother noticed her 4-year-old child was missing and notified a police officer, the Essex County Sheriff's Office said. Officers began a search of the area and eventually the mother found her child's scooter near the roadway adjacent to a lake by the boathouse, police said. The mother then saw her daughter was unresponsive and submerged in the lake, police said. The mother and officer jumped in to rescue the child and the officer began performing CPR, police said. The child was take…
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Newark Man Fatally Shot In East Orange
A 39-year-old Newark resident was shot and killed in East Orange on the afternoon of Thursday, June 1, authorities said. At 2:44 p.m., East Orange police responded to a report of a shooting on the 100 block of Steuben Street and found Omar Johnson-Pilgrim suffering from gunshot wounds, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and East Orange Police Chief Phyllis Bindi said. He was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead, Stephens and Bindi said. The Essex County Prosecutor's Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force is investigating and no ar…
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Hotel Homicide: Bergen County Man Gets 25 Years Behind Bars
A 32-year-old Bergenfield man was sentenced to 25 years in state prison for stabbing a man at a hotel in Elizabeth in 2022. The sentence for aggravated manslaughter was handed down to Javan Johnson on Thursday, May 25 by Judge Thomas Isenhour, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said. In March 2022, Elizabeth Police responded to the Country Inn and Suites and found Marlon Pantin critically injured from being stabbed, Daniel said. The man was transported to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Daniel said.
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Three Elizabeth Men Sentenced For Fatal Shooting
Three men, including a 17-year-old, were sentenced to several years in prison for their roles in the fatal shooting of a 30-year-old Elizabeth man in 2021, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said. In June 2021, police responded to a shots fired call and found Eliezer Martinez and another man suffering from serious injuries. Martinez was transported to a nearby hospital where he was soon pronounced dead while the second victim was taken to University Hospital in Newark and released. Isaiah Turner, 17, was sentenced to 15 years in state prison for aggravated manslaughter. Nasir Semm…
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Triple Shooting Kills Irvington Woman In Newark
A 41-year-old Irvington woman was killed in a triple shooting in Newark on Monday evening, May 22, authorities said. Police responded to a shooting on the 900 block of 18th Avenue and found Latoya Miller-Kone suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. She was transported to University Hospital where she was soon pronounced dead, Stephens II and Fragé said. Two other shooting victims, a man from East Orange and a woman from Newark were treated at the hospital with non life-threateni…
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Double Shooting Kills One In Newark
One man was killed and another injured in a shooting in Newark early Monday morning, May 22, authorities said. At 12:10 a.m., police responded to a report of a shooting on the 100 block of Riverview Court, where they found Jamid Hargrove, a 22-year-old Newark resident, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. He was taken to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead, Stephens and Fragé said. The other victim was taken to University Hospital and treated for non life-threatening…
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Teen Boy Critical In Newark Shooting
A 14-year-old boy was hospitalized in critical condition after being shot in Newark Sunday, May 21, authorities said. The incident happened just after 5:22 p.m., on the 100 block of Boyd Street, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The victim was transported to University Hospital for treatment and is reportedly in critical condition. The incident remains under investigation.
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Man Fatally Shot In Newark: Authorities
A 37-year-old Newark man was shot and killed early Friday morning, May 19, authorities said. At 2:35 a.m., police responded to a report of a shooting on the 100 block of Lindsley Avenue, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Soon after, they received a report on the 200 block of Sunset Avenue and located Wesley Murphy in a car suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, Stephens and Fragé said. Murphy was taken to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead, Stephens and Fragé said. The investigation is acti…
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Ex-Con Shot Dead By Police Following Killings Of Boy, 8, Man In Nearby Home Identified
UPDATE: A gunman shot by Newark police following the homicides of a city man and 8-year-old boy earlier this month was identified by authorities as a local ex-con with an extensive criminal record. A basic background search turned up a six-year history of arrests for Everett Rand, 29, of Newark after New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin identified him on Tuesday, May 16, as the man shot and killed by police two weeks ago. Responding to a 911 call, officers found 27-year-old Newark resident Wyleek Shaw dead and young Zahmire Lopez mortally wounded in a home on Johnson Avenue shortly …
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