Homicide Detectives Investigate Newark Man's Shooting Death

NEWARK, NJ — Officials are investigating the shooting death of a 31-year-old Newark man just after midnight on Saturday.

Police found Tameel Grimes, who had been shot, in the 300 block of New Street around 12:22 a.m. on July 23. First responders pronounced him dead at 12:53 a.m.

Another man was found shot on Norfolk and Hartford streets, officials said. Emergency crews transported him to University Hospital.

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Interim Newark Public Safety Director Raul Malave sent information about his death on Monday.

Officials ask anyone with information to contact the Essex County Prosecutor's Office tips line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432. Calls will be kept confidential.