Crime & Safety
NJ Man Fatally Shot 2 Blocks From Where East Orange Teen Died
A high school student was shot as he left school for the day earlier this month. Another victim was killed nearby last week, police said.
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Earlier this month, a 16-year-old high school student was shot in East Orange as he left school for the day. And last weekend, another victim was killed just two blocks away, authorities say.
Carl Brown, 36, of Irvington, was found with gunshot wounds on the 400-block of Park Avenue in East Orange at 5:50 p.m. on Friday, according to a statement from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the East Orange Police Department.
Brown was taken to University Hospital in Newark and pronounced dead at 6:18 p.m.
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No arrests have been made; 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.
EAST ORANGE MOURNS FOR TEEN
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On the afternoon of Oct. 3 – just after school let out for the day – Letrell Duncan, a sophomore and standout basketball player at East Orange Campus High School, was fatally shot near Lincoln Street and Park Avenue.
The shooting took place in a residential neighborhood near multiple schools. It was captured on surveillance video, which shows a crowd of students fleeing, apparently as gunshots take place, previous reports said.
Mourning for Duncan hasn’t been confined to East Orange. Community activists in nearby Newark have also been gathering in support of the late youth.
Mourners came together for a vigil in the wake of Duncan’s death, standing in solidarity and calling for an end to “senseless community violence.”
Duncan’s grandmother, Pamela Courten, implored President Joe Biden to take note of what happened in North Jersey on that tragic day. “It hurts to my core,” the bereaved teen’s family member told a tearful crowd. “I can’t sleep at night. I’m not the only one. It’s all over the country.”
“How do these kids get guns?” she despaired.
- See related article: Heartbreak, Outrage Over Slaying Of Student-Athlete In East Orange
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