East Orange man was fatally shot Monday night, authorities said.
East Orange man was fatally shot Monday night, authorities said. (File photo)NEWARK -- Authorities have identified the victim of a fatal Labor Day shooting in the city.
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Walter Page, 39, of East Orange, was shot near 9 Rowley Street shortly before 11 p.m. Monday night, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Newark Police Director Eugene Venable announced in a release Tuesday.
He was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:08 p.m., Chief Assistant Prosecutor Thomas S. Fennelly said in the release.
An investigation into the fatal shooting is ongoing, Fennelly said. Anyone with information is asked to call Essex County Prosecutor's Major Crimes Task Force detectives at (877) 847-7432 or (973) 621-4586.
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