Rickey Elliott, 52, is the city's 68th homicide victim of the year
A Jersey City man was shot and killed in Newark's South Ward Sunday morning, according to authorities. (Star-Ledger file photo)NEWARK - Authorities have identified a man shot and killed in the city's South Ward Sunday morning.
Rickey Elliott, 52, whose last known address was in Jersey City, was pronounced dead at University Hospital around 11:16 a.m. Sunday, according to Thomas S. Fennelly, an assistant prosecutor with the Essex County Prosecutor's Office.
He had been rushed to the hospital earlier that morning after being shot on Cypress Street.
No arrests have been made in the slaying, and authorities have released no information on any potential motive or suspects.
An investigation by the prosecutor's office's Major Crimes and Homicide Task Force remains active.
Elliott was one of two men killed by shootings in Newark over the weekend, raising the city's homicide total for the year to 68.
Anyone with information on either incident is asked to contact task force detectives at (877) 847-7432 or 973-621-4586.
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