Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Newark Police Director Eugene Venable announced today that the Newark Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are in the early stages of investigating a double shooting in Newark.
Authrotities said at approximately 7:20 a.m. today, a man and a woman were shot while sitting in a vehicle in the vicinity of 62 Tillinghast. The male, who has been identified as Carl M. Talbert, 29, of Newark was pronounced dead at 7:51 a.m. today.
Authorities said that a 35-year-old woman, whose name is not being released at this time, was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.
The investigation is active and ongoing. No arrests have been made.