Crime & Safety
In Essex County: Pregnant N.J. Woman Shot, Companion Dies
The 9-month pregnant woman and her companion were shot shortly after midnight, authorities say.
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County authorities are investigating a double shooting that left one person dead and a pregnant woman injured in Newark, prosecutors say.
According to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, a nine-month-pregnant woman and her companion, Sirree Samod Scales, 26, of Raleigh, North Carolina, were shot in the 100 block of Seymour Avenue in Newark around midnight on Tuesday.
The 23-year-old Newark woman sustained non-fatal injuries, authorities said. Scales was pronounced dead at 12:42 a.m.
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According to prosecutors, an investigation is active and ongoing; no arrests have been made or suspects identified. Anyone with information about the incident can contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force at 1-877 TIPS-4-EC or 1-877-847-7432.
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