ESSEX COUNTY AUTHORITIES ARE ACTIVELY INVESTIGATING THE FATAL SHOOTING OF A 15-YEAR-OLD BOY
" A Sunday Night Shooting In Irvington, New Jersey Has Claimed The Life Of A 15-Year-Old Newark Boy."
December 1, 2022, 3:12 A.M. ET By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
IRVINGTON, NJ.- On Wednesday, November 30, 2022, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Irvington Police Director Tracy Bowers jointly announced that Detectives are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the Fatal Shooting of a 15-Year-Old Newark, New Jersey Boy.
On Sunday, November 27, 2022, at approximately 6:59 p.m., Members of The Irvington Police Department responded to the area of Melrose Avenue and Wills Place on a report of a Shooting.
Upon arrival, Police Officers found the boy, unresponsive having succumbed to a Gunshot Wound. The Child was pronounced deceased at the scene.
No Arrests have been made and the investigation remains active and ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to contact The Essex County Prosecutor's Office Tips Line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432.
FILED UNDER DECEMBER 1, 2022: LAW, ESSEX: