Officials are investigating the murder of a 46-year-old city man Saturday night, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement.
Newark police responded to a report of a shooting near 76 Broad St. around 8 pm. There they found Christopher Johnson lying unresponsive in a courtyard. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Anyone with information is asked to call task force detectives at (877) 847-7432 or (973) 621-4586.
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