Crime & Safety
Newark Man, 27, Killed In Midnight Shooting: Prosecutor
No arrests have been made, Essex County prosecutors said Wednesday.
NEWARK, NJ — A fatal shooting in Newark claimed the life of a 27-year-old man on Wednesday, authorities said.
Robert Angel Figueroa, 27, of Newark, was shot on the 100-block of Mt. Pleasant Avenue just before midnight, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office.
Figueroa was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:09 a.m., prosecutors said.
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No arrests have been made, prosecutors 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. Anyone with information can contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force tips line at 1-877 TIPS- 4EC or 1-877-847-7432.
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