Two men were shot, and another killed, in 24-hours in Newark.
(File photo)NEWARK -- Authorities are investigating a fatal Saturday afternoon shooting that occurred in the vicinity of Pearson Lane and Doby Place, authorities said.
Police responding to the scene at approximately 1 p.m. discovered the male victim, whose name has not been released, suffering multiple gunshot wounds, confirmed Anthony Ambrose, Essex County Prosecutor's Office Chief of Detectives.
Emergency officials later transported the victim to University Hospital in Newark, where he was pronounced dead, Ambrose said.
An investigation by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office Homicide Task Force is in its initial stages, Ambrose said. No other information was immediately available, he added.
The shooting was the third in Newark in 24 hours, sources close to the investigations confirmed.
The first in the series occurred Friday at approximately 6 p.m in the 100 block of Fairmount Avenue, said a source familiar with the investigation. The male victim, whose name has not yet been released, was found suffering multiple gunshot wounds, the source said. He was later transported to University Hospital in Newark for treatment.
The most recent shooting occurred Saturday at approximately 5 p.m. According to a source, a male victim, whose name has not been released, sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen. He was later later transported to University Hospital in Newark for treatment, the source said.
The day's violence brings the city's homicide count to 92, according to a county by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. Authorities recorded 93 homicides in all of 2014.
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