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Update: Authorities Identify Man Killed Overnight in Newark

Newark

Authorities are investigating an overnight shooting that killed a 27-year-old city man.

Police responded to the 700 block of South 15th Street shortly after 12 a.m. for a report of shots fired.

Upon arrival, police found a victim, later identified as Donovan Younger, unconscious and unresponsive, according to a spokesperson for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office.

Younger was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.

Because of the ongoing nature of the investigation, no other details were immediately made available.

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