Multiple Shooting In Newark; Teen Dies, 4 Wounded: Police

NEWARK, NJ — Gunfire in Newark left four people wounded and one dead on Wednesday, as a recent “uptick” of fatal shootings continues in the city, authorities said.

Tyrese McNeil, 18, of Newark, and four other male victims were shot at 12:54 a.m. on the 100-block of North 12th Street, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said.

Emergency responders transported all five victims to University Hospital. McNeil was pronounced dead at the hospital at 1:21 a.m. on Thursday, prosecutors said.

The four other victims survived, and include a 31-year-old from Irvington and three Newark residents, ages 26, 20 and 19. They are hospitalized in stable condition, prosecutors said.

No arrests have been made as of Thursday, police said.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating the shooting. Anyone with information can contact 1-877 TIPS- 4EC or 1-877-847-7432.

RECENT FATAL SHOOTINGS IN NEWARK

Earlier this month, a group of Newark residents and Mayor Ras Baraka issued statements decrying a recent wave of fatal shootings in the city.

Although Newark has seen a drop in homicides over the past four years, there has been an "uptick in violence" over the past few weeks, Mayor Ras Baraka said.

It's a situation that "will not be tolerated and must be stopped," Baraka added.

"'Mask up' does not mean go out and shoot up your community," members of the Newark Anti-Violence Coalition wrote. "Put the guns down. Go home."

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