The Saturday night shooting left Najee Daniels, 22, of Newark, dead, according to Essex County's chief assistant prosecutor.
NEWARK -- A 22-year-old man died following a late-night shooting near Newark police headquarters on Saturday night, authorities said.
Police officers responded to reports of gunfire near Bergen Street and Clinton Avenue around 11:50 p.m. and found Najee Daniels, 22, of Newark, wounded, according to Essex County's chief assistant prosecutor, Thomas Fennelly.
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Daniels was taken to University Hospital in Newark, where he was pronounced dead at 1:30 a.m., Fennelly said.
Fennelly said the investigation is active and ongoing.
NJ Advance Media staff writer Vernal Coleman contributed to this report.
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