Homicide reported on Isabella Avenue Saturday night
NEWARK -- The Essex County Prosecutor's Office was investigating a deadly shooting on Isabella Avenue in the city's West Ward Saturday night, authorities said.
Chief Assistant Prosecutor Thomas Fennelly confirmed investigators with the prosecutor's office Major Crimes Task Force were handling the homicide probe.
Fennelly said additional details were not immediately available shortly after the shooting.
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The slaying came a day after a 20-year-old Newark man was shot and killed on North Munn Avenue.
At least 27 homicides were reported in the state's largest city this year, according to an NJ Advance Media tally.
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