The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office has confirmed that their homicide task force is looking into what caused the death of an unidentified male found dead in a residential section in Newark’s North Ward.
The investigation has police on Grafton Avenue near Broadway before 10 a.m.
The unidentified, unconscious and unresponsive male was reportedly found under several trash bags on the block, residents told RLS Media.
County authorities have not immediately confirmed the cause or any circumstances surrounding the victim’s death at this time,
Residents in the neighborhood watched investigators search the area where the woman was found.
The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is handling the active and ongoing investigation.
CLARIFICATION: The person has been updated as a male victim. No official cause of death at this time.
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