A Newark man was charged with the fatal shooting of a East Orange victim who was killed in East Orange.
Valentino Kirkland, 41, is charged with the fatal shooting of an East Orange man in April. (Essex County Prosecutor's Office) NEWARK -- They were acquaintances and got in an argument that ended with gunfire last month, authorities said.
Now Valentino Kirkland, 41, of Newark, faces a murder charge for the fatal shooting of Gary Brown, 40, in East Orange on April 17.
Authorities said Brown, an East Orange resident, was gunned down on the 100 block of Warwick Street about 8:30 a.m.
Brown and Kirkland had known each other and got into a dispute, said said Essex County Prosecutor's Office spokeswoman Katherine Carter.
Kirkland was arrested May 3 and charged with murder and unlawful possession of a firearm, according to court records.
During Kirkland's arraignment on Tuesday, Superior Court Judge Ronald Wigler ordered bail remain at $1 million.
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