Man Shot, Killed in Newark's South Ward

A shooting on South 20th Street in Newark's South Ward has left one man dead, according to authorities.

Newark police responded to calls of a shooting around 11 p.m. Friday and found Dwayne Brown, 47, of Irvington, outside an apartment building with a gunshot wound, according to Essex County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Thomas Fennelly.

Fennelly said Brown was transported to University Hospital in Newark, where he later died.

Police have not identified a suspect or motive, according to Fennelly.

Anyone with information is asked to call the prosecutor's homicide task force tip line at 1-877-847-7432.

— Staff reports