Authorities have identified the victim as a 29-year-old city man
NEWARK -- Authorities are investigating the shooting death of a 29-year-old Newark man Sunday evening.
Lewis Griffith was shot around 8:30 p.m. on Peabody Place and pronounced dead at the scene soon after, Essex County Prosecutor's Office spokeswoman Katherine Carter said.
Man killed near Newark health department
No additional details were immediately available. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call 877-847-7432.
The homicide is the second in three days in the state's largest city. Friday afternoon, a man was shot and killed on William Street, right outside of where the city's Department of Health and Welfare is located.
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