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UPDATE: Brothers Identified as Fatal Shooting Victims in Newark's Ironbound Section

Newark

Authorities identified two brothers as victims of a fatal double shooting that occurred in Newark on Sunday morning.

According to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office Jose Castillo-Granados, 25, and Francisco Castillo-Granados, 22, were killed in a shooting early Sunday in the Ironbound section of Newark.

EMS rushed the men to University Hospital where doctors pronounced them dead a short time later.

Authorities believe that the shooting stemmed from a dispute that appeared to be an isolated incident.

The shooting remains under investigation.

There were no arrests made.