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BREAKING NEWARK NJ: Shooting Kills Man in Newark

Newark

Police are on the scene of the shooting with a man down in the city's South Ward at this time.

Reports of shots fired sent police to the 400 block of Chancellor Avenue where officers canvassing the scene found a male victim suffering a gunshot wound to the head just after 2:45 p.m.

Police taped off the area in an effort to search the area for a possible suspect and crime scene evidence.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

The suspect fled the scene in a grey colored vehicle

Please avoid the area for the police investigation.

UPDATE 3:55 PM This is a homicide investigation.

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