The homicide occurred late Monday night on Rowley Street in Newark
NEWARK -- Authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a man that occurred in Newark late Monday night, a law enforcement official said.
Chief Assistant Prosecutor Thomas Fennelly confirmed the Essex County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Task Force is investigating a homicide on Rowley Street.
No arrests had been made as of 11:45 p.m., according to Fennelly. Additional details on the incident were not immediately available.
The shooting comes after what has been a bloody few weeks in the state's largest city.
Between Aug. 19 and Aug. 21, six killings occurred in Newark, the last murder taking the life of a "V.I.P." livery cab driver. On Aug. 29, two men were shot and killed in unrelated shootings.
On Wednesday, another man was fatally shot near Weequahic High School.
In response to the surge in violence, Newark officials have reassigned dozens of city officers from desk assignments to street duty. Those officers were to be joined by units from the Essex County Prosecutor's Office and the New Jersey State Police.
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