Edison man, 57, killed in shooting at Irvington gas station, authorities say.
IRVINGTON --Authorities have identified the man shot to death Monday night at a township gas station as Ashiwin Patel of Edison.
The 57-year-old was an employee at the convenience store attached to the Getty station, confirmed Essex County Prosecutor's Office spokeswoman Katherine Carter.
The incident occurred shortly before 8 p.m. at the station in the 1,000 block of Stuyvesant Avenue, Carter said. Following the shooting, several members of the Irvington Police Department could seen investigating at the scene.
Additional details of the shooting were not immediately made available.
No arrests have been made, and no suspects identified, Carter said.
An investigation into the killing by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office Homicide Task Force is ongoing.
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