At Least 3 Shot, Killed In New Jersey On Sunday; Manhunt Is On

At least three people were shot and killed on New Jersey streets on Sunday, police said.

Authorities are investigating an incident in which two males were fatally shot in Newark on Sunday afternoon at approximately 5:30 p.m.

A Union shooting, meanwhile, was reported around 2:30 p.m. on Gates Terrace near Galloping Hill Road in Union, with one person dead.

Family members identified the victim Jose Yampier Diago, 19, of Elizabeth, according to RLS Media. Family members said Diago had begun to associate with a "bad crowd."

Residents in the neighborhood said that a vehicle pulled up and fired multiple times. They then saw Diago unconscious and unresponsive laying on the ground, according to the report.

Read more: Fatal Shooting Reported In Union

In the Newark case, police officers responded to the 400 block of Irvine Turner Boulevard on reports of shots fired. Arriving officers observed two males within a vehicle at his location, police said

Police found that both males were suffering from apparent gunshot wounds and they were subsequently pronounced dead a short time later, according to Chief Assistant Prosecutor Thomas S. Fennelly of the Prosecutor's Homicide Unit.

The victims have been identified as Stefan Tinsley, age 33, of East Orange, NJ and Yasin Calloway, age 26 of Newark. A search for suspects is on.

This incident is being investigated by the Essex County Prosecutor's Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department. The investigation is active and ongoing at this time, according to Fennelly.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Prosecutor's Tips Line at (877) 847-7432.

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