Body was found in the 300 block of S. 20th Street Monday
NEWARK -- Authorities are investigating after a woman was found dead near a home on S. 20th Street Monday night, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray's office confirmed.
Initial reports that a body had been found came in shortly after 9 p.m., Chief Assistant Prosecutor Thomas Fennelly said. The woman, whose name was not released pending notification of next of kin, was found unresponsive in a driveway and pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy will be conducted to determine the woman's cause of death.
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Police were seen entering and exiting the yard of a burnt-out, red-and-white house during the course of the investigation Monday night. Neighbors who live across the street from the house said it is frequently used as a shelter by homeless people.
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