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Second Victim Dies in Late Night Shooting in Newark; The Fourth Homicide in a 24-Hour Span

Newark

Authorities from the Essex County Prosecutor's Office are investigating shootings that left two male victims dead Thursday night in the city.

Police responded to reports of shots fired in the 200 block of New Street at around 8:30 p.m. when they arrived to find two victims suffering apparent gunshot injuries inside a vehicle at that location.

One of the victims died at the scene while EMS rushed the other victim to University Hospital where he was reportedly pronounced dead overnight.

The latest shooting fatality in Newark has authorities looking into a total of four homicides that happened with a 24-hour time span **(See links below)** :

**https://www.rlsmedia.com/article/authorities-identify-man-shot-dead-newark-0

https://www.rlsmedia.com/article/fatal-shooting-reported-newark**

**https://www.rlsmedia.com/article/breaking-newark-shooting-leaves-one-dead-one-critical**

It is not immediately clear if the shootings are connected.

The identify of the latest victims have not been released at this time.

There are no immediate reports of arrests.

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