Crime & Safety
Newark Man Shot Dead in Early-Morning Fourth of July Shooting
Edison Javier Vasquez, 27, was found shot in the 200 block of Fourth Street on Friday morning.
A Newark man was killed in an early-morning shooting Friday in the 200 block of Fourth Street, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.
Edison Javier Vasquez, 27, was found unresponsive outside a residence on Fourth Street at about 5 a.m. Friday. Vasquez was rushed to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 5:47 a.m., the prosecutor's office said.
No further information was available on Friday.
The Essex County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Task Force and the Newark Police Department are investigating the shooting. Anyone with information can contact the task force detectives at 877-847-7432 or 973-621-4586.
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