Detectives from the Essex County Prosecutor's Office and Newark Police are looking into a shooting that left one person dead and another injured overnight in the city.
Multiple rounds of gunfire rang out in the 200 block of South 6th Street shortly before 1:30 a.m. prompting residents in the area to dial 911.
More than a dozen police officers and emergency responders arrived to the scene where they located one person suffering injury from gunfire according to reports.
A spokesperson for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office confirmed that one person died as a result of the shooting while a second victim was hospitalized.
Residents in the area told RLS Metro that the victims were celebrating an earlier birthday party for the deceased victim's son and were emotionally devastated to learn of the fatal shooting of such a "family man".
Authorities did not release the name of the victims but residents said that the deceased is a male victim and possibly related to the female victim who suffered non-life threatening injuries.
The motive for the shooting and the identification of the victim has not been released at this time.
Further information will be released as authorities continue to investigate the spokesperson said.
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