Crime scene near playground and apartment complex
ORANGE -- One person was killed and two others were wounded in a shooting on Central Avenue in the city late Wednesday, according to authorities.
Essex County Prosecutor's Office spokeswoman Katherine Carter said the other two victims were expected to survive. Further details were not immediately available.
Evidence markers were setup on the sidewalk in front of an apartment complex and on the street near a playground and athletic field on Central Avenue, closer to Carteret Place.
The roadway was closed between Carteret Place and Lincoln Avenue shortly before 11 p.m. A prosecutor's office SUV later arrived with spotlights as authorities continued to work at the scene late Wednesday.
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