A fatal overnight shooting in Newark is under investigation as authorities search for the victim's killer.
Gunfire rang out shortly after midnight in the area of 11th Street and Avon Avenue sending a large police response to the area where arriving officers found one person suffering injury from apparent gunfire.
According to initial reports, the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
The identification of the victim or motive for the shooting has not been released at this time.
There were no immediate reports of arrests.
We will update this report when authorities provide additional information later today.