Victim identified as a female
NEWARK -- Authorities were investigating a homicide early Wednesday near Astor and Brunswick Streets, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office confirmed.
Prosecutor's Office spokeswoman Katherine Carter said the victim is a female.
Additional details were not immediately available.
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