Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray and Newark Police Director Eugene Venable are reporting there has been two people shot last evening.
Authorities said at about 11:30 p.m. last evening, Newark Police responded to the 200 block of North 9th. Street in the City of Newark on a shooting.
The responding officers found Kwame Yeboah, 30 of East Orange unresponsive and later was pronounced dead at the scene. A second victim, a female was transported to University Hospital and is listed in critical condition.
The investigation is on going and is being handled by the Essex County Prosecutor's Homicide Task Force including the Newark Police Department.
This is the second East Orange man to be fatally shot in Newark in less than a week.
Currently, there are no suspects or motive at this time. Anyone with information please contact the Newark PD and ECPO tip lines.
All calls will be confidential.