West Orange Resident Dies In North Jersey Shooting: Prosecutor

WEST ORANGE, NJ — A shooting in Elizabeth claimed the life of a West Orange resident on Sunday, authorities said.

The victim in the fatal shooting has been identified as Lamar Turner, 24, of West Orange, the Union County Prosecutor’s Office stated.

According to prosecutors:

“Elizabeth Police Department patrol units responded to the 200-block of North Broad Street at approximately 3 a.m. on Sunday in response to a report of gunshots in the area and found Turner at that location, having sustained a fatal gunshot injury, according to the preliminary investigation. A second gunshot victim, a 21-year-old female who sustained non-life-threatening injuries, was located a short distance away on Julian Place and subsequently transported to University Hospital to be treated for her wounds.”

The investigation into the shooting is being led by the Union County Homicide Task Force and the Elizabeth Police Department and assisted by members of the Union County Police Department Ballistics Unit and the Union County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Unit.

Prosecutors said anyone with information can contact Prosecutor’s Office Detective Sergeant Filipe Afonso at (908) 603-7116, Prosecutor’s Office Detective Kenneth Luongo at (908) 347-1935, or Elizabeth Police Department Detective James Szpond at (908) 558-2041. Tips can also be submitted anonymously by phone at 908-654-TIPS (8477) or online at www.uctip.org.

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