Daquill Grant was shot one block from where authorities say a 15-year-old was killed Saturday.
NEWARK -- A shooting that killed an 18-year-old Sunday was the city's fourth shooting of the weekend, authorities said.
Public safety officials are investigating the shooting that killed Daquill Grant around 5:20 p.m. on the 100 block of South 9th Street, acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose announced.
Police said they responded to the location of the shots and found Grant unresponsive and suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.
Grant, of Union, was brought to University Hospital and pronounced dead shortly after 6 p.m., officials said.
The fatal shooting took place one block from where a 15-year-old girl was killed Saturday and near two other weekend shootings.
The prosecutor's Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating Sunday's shooting.
Officials ask anyone with information to call the prosecutor's tips line at 877-847-7432.
Marisa Iati may be reached at miati@njadvancemedia.com. Follow her on Twitter @Marisa_Iati. Find NJ.com on Facebook.