Triple Shooting In Newark; Victims Also From Irvington, East Orange

NEWARK, NJ — An Essex County resident is dead and two other victims were wounded in a shooting that took place in Newark on Monday night, authorities said.

Newark police got a report about a shooting on the 900-block of 18th Avenue at 8:08 p.m. Officers arrived at the scene to find Latoya Miller-Kone, 41, of Irvington, suffering from gunshot wounds. She was transported to University Hospital and pronounced dead at 8:30 p.m., according to a statement from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Newark Department of Public Safety.

Two other shooting victims, a man from East Orange and a woman from Newark, were treated at the hospital for non-fatal injuries.

No arrests have been made as of Tuesday. A police investigation continues.

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.

Monday night’s shooting is the fourth deadly case of gunfire to take place in the city in just over a week. Read More: Newark Sees 3 Fatal Shootings In 1 Week: Here's Where They Happened

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