SUNDAY NIGHT SHOOTING IN NEWARK, LEAVES ONE DEAD AND ANOTHER HOSPITALIZED
" Essex County Homicide Task Force Is Investigating The Fatal Shooting Of Siddiq Amin Hooper."
Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 8:45 A.M. ET. By Hannah Scott: 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 are continuing to investigate the Sunday Night Fatal Shooting of a 44-Year-Old Newark man and the Shooting of another man who remains hospitalized at this time.
On Sunday, May 28, 2023, at approximately 6:30 p.m., Members of The Newark Police Department responded to Plymouth Street and South Munn Avenue in Newark on a report that a Shooting had occurred. Upon arrival, Police Officers found Two Men suffering from apparent Gunshot Wounds. One of the men, Siddiq Amin Hooper, 44, of Newark had succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene. The other man was transported to an area hospital where he remains in Stable Condition.
The investigation remains active and ongoing. No Arrests have been made at this time. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact The Essex County Prosecutor's Office Tips Line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432.
FILED UNDER MAY 30, 2023: LAW, ESSEX: