Crime & Safety
Newark Man Killed in Targeted Shooting, Prosecutor Says
Alexander Toledo, 27, was fatally shot Sunday afternoon in the 200 block of North 7th Street.
A 27-year-old Newark man was killed Sunday in what authorities are calling a targeted shooting.
Alexander Toledo was fatally shot in the 200 block of North 7th Street at about 1 p.m. Sunday, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Toledo was pronounced dead at the scene at about 1:25 p.m.
No arrests have been made and a motive has not been determined, the prosecutor's office said.
"It does not appear to be a random shooting, Chief Assistant Prosecutor Thomas Fennelly said.
Anyone with information can contact the Essex County Prosecutor's Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force tips line at 877-847-7432.
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