ESSEX COUNTY AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING THE FATAL SHOOTING OF A MAN
" Authorities Are Investigating The Circumstance Surrounding The Fatal Shooting Of A 37-Year-Old Newark Man That Occurred Early Friday Morning
Sunday, May 21, 2023, 7:21 A.M. ET, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
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NEWARK, NJ.- Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II reported that Members of The Essex County Homicide Task Force and Detectives of The Newark Police Department are actively investigating The Shooting Death of a 37-Year-Old Newark, New Jersey man that occurred early Friday Morning.
On Friday, May 19, 2023, at approximately 2:35 a.m., Members of The Newark Police Department responded to The 100 Block of Lindsley Avenue in Newark on a report of a Shooting. Upon arrival, Police Officers were notified of a Motor Vehicle Accident on The 200 Block of Sunset Avenue in Newark. Responding Police Officers locate an Accident and found a man, later identified as Wesley Murphy, 37, of Newark in a car, suffering from Multiple Gunshot Wounds.
Mr. Murphy was immediately transported to University Hospital in Newark, where he succumbed to his injuries and was subsequently pronounced deceased at 3:14 a.m.
The investigation remains active and ongoing and no Arrests have been made. Anyone with information regarding the Fatal Shooting of Mr. Murphy is urged to contact The Essex County Prosecutor's Office Tips Line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432.
FILED UNDER MAY 21, 2023: LAW, ESSEX: