A shooting that occurred in Newark's Central Ward has a male victim dead at this time.
Police responded to reports of shots fired that rang out in the 90's block of Prince Street where officers arrived to find a male suffering multiple gunshot wounds inside a hallway of a building at around 7 p.m. according to police offcials.
Medics pronounced the victim dead a short time later.
The Essex County Prosecutor's Office are on the scene to take over the investigation.
Avoid the area.