Crime & Safety
Essex County Man Fatally Shot While Delivering Chinese Food: Cops
The 41-year-old was making an evening food delivery when the shooting took place, Essex County prosecutors said.
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Police are investigating the fatal shooting of an East Orange man on Monday evening. The 41-year-old was killed while delivering Chinese food in the area, authorities said.
Karamoko Fatiga was making a delivery around 8:57 p.m. on the 100-block of Shepherd Avenue in East Orange when the shooting took place, according to a joint statement from Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert Laurino and East Orange Public Safety Director Sheilah Coley.
An investigation is active, but no arrests have been made, prosecutors said Tuesday.
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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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