An early morning shooting that occurred in Newark has Essex County authorities investigating.
Residents in the vicinity of 71 North 5th Street called police when they heard multiple rounds of gunfire in their neighborhood just before 3 a.m.
Police officers arriving at the scene found a crashed vehicle with one person inside suffering serious injuries after being shot in the head according to preliminary reports.
EMS rushed the victim to University Hospital where doctors pronounced the unidentified man dead a short time later.
Police setup a crime scene in the area where officers searched for evidence to support a possible motive for the shooting.
The identity of the victim has not been released at this time.
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