An overnight death in Newark brings the city's 2015 homicide total to 72, authorities say.
The incident occurred shortly after 4 a.m. on South 19th Street, authorities said (File photo). NEWARK -- Authorities are investigating a homicide that occurred early Thursday morning, officials said.
The incident took place shortly after 4 a.m. in the 500 block of South 19th Street, said Essex County Prosecutor's Office spokeswoman Katherine Carter.
Additional details of the incident, including the identity of the deceased, were not immediately available, she added.
An investigation by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes task force is ongoing, authorities said.
The death brings the city's 2015 homicide total to 72, authorities said.
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