Authorities in Newark are investigating a shooting that left a man dead in Newark late last night.
Police responded to reports of shots fired in the 200 block of Jelliff Ave. shortly before 10 p.m. where arriving units found a male victim shot and seriously injured at that location.
EMS transported the man to University Hospital suffering a gunshot wound to the head.
The man died a short time later at the hospital.
Police setup a crime scene in the area where they searched for a suspect and other evidence.
The Essex County Prosecutor's Office are handling the investigation.