The victims in the separate cases are a 42-year-old Irvington man and a 57-year-old Newark resident
NEWARK - A pair of newly announced homicides have brought the city's total for 2015 to an even 100.
At approximately 1:35 p.m. Monday, a 57-year-old Newark man was shot to death near the intersection of Speedway Avenue and Rodwell Avenue, she said. His identity has not been revealed, pending notification of his family members, Murray said.
The same afternoon, medical examiners ruled the death of 42-year-old Keith Barnes a homicide, 15 days after he was found suffering from "blunt force trauma" injuries at a home on South 11th Street.
No arrests have been made in either case, and authorities have released no information about any potential motive or suspects.
With just over a week left in the year, Newark has recorded seven more homicides than during all of 2014. In 2013, the city saw a total of 111 murders, its highest total in two decades.
Investigations by the prosecutor's office's Major Crimes and Homicide Task Force remain active. Anyone with information is asked to contact the task force tip line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC.
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