A fatal overnight shooting in Newark has authorities investigating.
Gunfire erupted shortly before 1 a.m. in the area of Hunterdon Street and Avon Ave. sending police to the scene where they found a male victim shot multiple times at that location.
EMS transported the man who was reported to be around 21-years-old to University Hospital where he died of his injuries a short time later.
The Essex County Prosecutor's Office have launched an investigation.