A 26-year-old man has been identified as the victim in a fatal Thursday shooting in West Orange, authorities say.
(File photo)WEST ORANGE -- Naji Everett, a 26-year-old from the City of Orange township, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Thursday shooting, authorities said.
Everett was discovered by emergency officials outside a residence in the 100 block of Joyce Street suffering multiple apparent gunshot wounds, said Katherine Carter, Essex County Prosecutor's Office spokeswoman.
At 6:30 a.m., emergency medical personnel pronounced Everett dead at the scene, Carter said.
Authorities have yet to make any arrests in connection to the victim's death, Carter said. An investigation into the incident by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office Homicide Task Force is ongoing, she added.
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