There is an active investigation into an overnight shooting that left a man dead in Newark's South Ward.
According to preliminary reports, the incident happened near the intersection of Nye Avenue and Leslie Street at around 10 p.m. where police responded to reports of shots fired with injuries reported.
Units arrived at the scene to find the male victim suffering a gunshot wound to the face at that location.
EMS rushed the victim to University Hospital where the unidentified male was pronounced dead a short time later.
The Essex County Prosecutor's Office arrived on the scene to handle the investigation.
There were no arrests reported.