An early morning shooting left a man dead in Newark's North Ward.
Police responded to reports of shots fired that rang out in the 100 block of Parker Street shortly before 1 a.m.
Arriving officers searched the area where they located a male victim unconscious and unresponsive after suffering a gunshot injury inside of a vehicle at that location.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police set up a crime scene where they searched for evidence and a motive for the shooting.
The Essex County Prosecutor's Office was on the scene and are handling the investigation.