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Hillside Man Shot Dead in Irvington; The 8th Homicide Since October in the Township

Irvington Township

Newark -- Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Irvington Police Director Tracy Bowers announced today that theIrvington Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor's Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are investigating a fatal shooting in Irvington.

Last night at approximately 11:10 p.m. Timothy Anderson, Jr., 26, of Hillside was shot multiple times in the 800 block of Stuyvesant Avenue. He was pronounced dead at 11:33 p.m.

The incident is being investigated by the Essex County Prosecutor's Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Irvington Police Department. The investigation is active and ongoing,according to Chief Assistant Prosecutor Thomas S. Fennelly.

No arrests have been made. No suspects have been identified at this time.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Task Force detectives at(877) 847-7432.

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