Newark – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Orange Police Director Todd Warren announced today that the Orange Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are investigating a double shooting in which one person sustained fatal injuries.
Yesterday just before 10:30 p.m. Wilmar Larose, 25, of Landing, NJ (Morris County) was shot multiple times outside in the vicinity of Main Street and North Day Street in Orange.
He was transported to University Hospital in Newark where he was pronounced dead at approximately 10:53 pm.
A second victim, a 24-year-old from East Orange, was also shot. He sustained non-fatal injuries. His name is not being released at this time.
At this time no arrests have been made. The investigation is active and ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force tips line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7423.