Authorities from The Essex County Prosecutor's Office began investigating an overnight shooting that left one person dead in Newark.
Police responded to reports of shots fired in the 50's block of Poinier Street at around 12:15 a.m. where officers arrived to the scene to find one person suffering injury from gunfire.
EMS were called to the scene where they later pronounced the victim dead according to initial reports.
A crime scene was established as detectives searched for evidence and a possible suspect responsible for the shooting.
There were no reports of arrests at this time.
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