An early morning fatal shooting that happened in East Orange is under investigation.
Gunfire rang out in the area of Essex and Washington Streets shortly before 1:30 a.m. sending several police units to the scene where they found one person unconscious and unresponsive at that location.
The victim was later pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics according to initial reports at the scene.
Detectives from the Essex County Prosecutor's Office set up a crime scene where they searched for evidence and possible suspects responsible for the shooting incident that occurred in East Orange a spokesperson said.
The identity of the victim and the motive for the shooting has not been released at this time.
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