One person was fatally shot and, law enforcement sources said, two others were wounded in the gunfire.
UPDATE: Authorities ID victim in fatal Newark shooting; 2 others hurt
NEWARK -- One person was shot and killed on Spruce Street in Newark Sunday, authorities said.
Thomas Fennelly, a spokesman for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office, said the Major Crimes Task Force is investigating the shooting.
Law enforcement sources told NJ Advance Media that two others were wounded in the gunfire.
More information about the shooting was expected later Sunday.
NJ Advance Media reporter Vernal Coleman contributed to this report.
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