A violent late night shooting that erupted in a neighborhood in East Orange has authorities searching for suspects this morning.
Gunfire rang out in the 200 block of North Arlington Avenue at around 11 p.m. sending police to the scene where officers arrived to find a male victim critically injured after being shot multiple times in the head.
The victim was rushed to University Hospital in Newark where he died a short time later.
Police set up a crime scene where they search the area for evidence.
The suspect fled the scene in an unknown direction.
A motive for the shooting is under investigation.
UPDATE 6:30 a.m. This is a confirmed homicide investigation.