Authorities are on the scene of a shooting with a female victim down in the city's West ward at this time.
Gunfire erupted shortly before 8:40 p.m. in the 100 block of Sunset Avenue sending police to the scene where they located the victim reportedly suffering a gunshot wound to the head.
Medics pronounced the woman dead at the scene according to initial reports.
The victim is said to be in her 40's but it is not immediately clear if the woman lived in the area.
The Essex County Prosecutor's Office are on the scene handling the investigation.
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