A city man was killed early Sunday in a shooting, authorities said.
NEWARK -- A city man was killed early Sunday in a shooting, authorities said.
Newark Police found Marquise Ragland, 35, with a gunshot wound at about 1 a.m. on Whittier Place, Essex County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Thomas S. Fennelly said.
He was taken to University Hospital and pronounced dead at 4:23 a.m., Fennelly said.
The prosecutor's office Major Crimes Task Force is investigating the killing. Anyone with information should call task force detectives at (877) 847-7432 or (973) 621-4586.
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