The city recorded 93 homicides during all of 2014
NEWARK -- One person is dead after a shooting at the Garden Spires housing project Monday night.
Essex County Prosecutor's Office Chief of Detectives Anthony Ambrose confirmed that homicide detectives were called to the Central Ward complex shortly before 8 p.m. He could not immediately provide additional details.
The slaying marks the 80th of the year in Newark, which recorded 93 homicides during all of 2014.
Garden Spires, comprised of two towers on First Street adjacent to Branch Brook Park, has long been a hotbed of violence and drug activity.
A visit by city officials earlier this year found mold, crumbling walls and grim conditions in its 500 units, though a deal is currently in the works to have the complex refurbished.
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