The victim in the 80th homicide of 2015 in Newark is a 28-year-old Ewing Township man, according to police reports.
NEWARK -- Authorities have identified the victim shot to death Monday at the Garden Spires public housing complex as a 28-year-old Ewing man.
Andre Green Jr. suffered multiple gunshot wounds in the shooting, police reports said. He was pronounced dead at the scene after emergency personnel found him lying in a 7th floor hallway at one of the complex's two towers at approximately 8 p.m., the reports said.
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Essex County Prosecutor's Office Chief of Detectives Anthony Ambrose confirmed Monday that an investigation by the department's Homicide Task Force is ongoing.
Green's death marks the 80th homicide in Newark since the start of 2015. In 2014, officials recorded 93 homicides.
Garden Spires, located in the city's Central Ward, has for years been a center for violence and drug activity.
A visit by city officials earlier this year found mold, crumbling walls and grim conditions throughout its 500 units. A deal is currently in the works to have the complex refurbished.
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