Newark Fatal Shooting Claims Life Of 20-Year-Old Man

NEWARK, NJ — A 20-year-old man died in a shooting in Newark on Sunday, becoming the latest victim in a wave of violent shootings that have taken place in the city this summer.

Newark police found Yasir Manley, 20, of Newark, suffering from a gunshot wound at 11:37 p.m. on the 200-block of Chadwick Avenue, according to a joint statement from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Newark Department of Public Safety.

Manley was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:57 p.m. No arrests have been made as of Monday, authorities said.

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

Over the past few months, Newark has been seeing a grim wave of gun violence across the city, including a drive-by shooting that wounded nine people, a mass shooting that injured four teens, and fatal shootings that have claimed the lives of several Newark residents and others who live outside its borders, including the owner of a corner grocery store.

Newark public safety officials have said that overall violent crime in the city has been waning over the past few years, with the exception of 2021. Last year, former Public Safety Director Brian O'Hara said that during the last three years the city has seen its lowest number of murders in six decades.

The recent rise in violence has reignited cries for action from some Newark residents. Even though several criminal justice experts have pointed to the "groundbreaking success" of Newark's new approach to policing, the violence – when it happens – is still a "collectively felt trauma" for those neighborhoods, advocates recently told Patch.

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