Man Shot, Killed While Riding Motorcycle in Orange: ECPO

A man was shot dead while riding a motorcycle early Monday in New Jersey, according to authorities.

The Essex County Prosecutor's Office confirmed to Patch that a homicide investigation is underway after Neil Myers, 23, of Irvington was shot and killed in Orange.

The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. when gunfire erupted in the vicinity of 360 Park Avenue, sending police to the scene where they found a man wounded, according to the ECPO.

Emergency personnel rushed the victim to University Hospital in Newark where the unidentified man was pronounced dead, according to the ECPO.

An investigation is ongoing, according to the ECPO.

This is a developing story. We'll have more information as it comes in.

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