The unidentified man was found dead in the 300 block of Sherman Avenue Saturday night, according to authorities
Police are investigating the death of a 68-year-old Newark man Saturday night. (File photo)NEWARK - Authorities are investigating the death of a 68-year-old city man Saturday night.
Thomas S. Fennelly, a chief assistant prosecutor with the Essex County Prosecutor's Office, said the unidentified man was found in the 300 block of Sherman Avenue in the city's South Ward.
He declined to provide additional details, saying he was awaiting the results of an autopsy to determine the exact cause and manner of death.
An investigation by the prosecutor's office's Major Crimes and Homicide Task Force is ongoing.
A total of 74 homicides have been recorded in Newark so far this year, according to an NJ Advance Media count.
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