The 41-year-old Newark man was shot and killed late Tuesday in the city's South Ward, authorities say.
NEWARK -- Authorities have identified a 41-year-old Newark man as the victim in a overnight killing in the city's South Ward.
Collier Hall was shot to death Tuesday evening, said Essex County Prosecutor's Office spokeswoman Katherine Carter.
At approximately 10:15 p.m., Newark police arrived at the intersection of Hawthorne Avenue and Bergen Street after receiving reports of shots being fired, Carter said.
Officers later discovered Hall suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, Carter said. According to a police report of the incident, he was shot once in the head. Hall was pronounced dead at the scene, Carter said.
Authorities have yet to make any arrests for killing, and no suspects were immediately identified, Carter said. An investigation into the killing by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office Homicide Task Force is ongoing, she added.
Hall's death marks the second homicide in the city in less the last four days. Darnell D. Smith was shot and killed in 200 block of South 6th Street in the early hours of Oct. 24.
City authorities recorded 82 homicides as of Oct. 25, according to police reports. Hall's death brings the homicide total to 83. There were 93 recorded homicides in Newark in 2014.
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