Gas Station Owner Shot Dead In Newark On Memorial Day

Newark, NJ – Authorities are investigating a homicide that took place at a Newark gas station on Memorial Day.

Police responded to a report of a shooting on the 400 block of West Market Street around 4:25 p.m. on May 30, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office.

After arriving at the area, officers found an unresponsive male – later identified as Davinder Singh, 47, of Iselin – at the Power Gas Station.

Singh, the owner of the gas station, was transported to University Hospital and pronounced dead at 4:42 p.m., authorities stated.

The incident is being investigated by the Essex County Prosecutor's Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department.

An investigation is active and ongoing at this time, authorities stated.

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