There is a homicide investigation underway in the city's South Ward at this time.
Gunfire rang out in the 200 block of Avon Avenue shortly before 6:30 p.m. sending police to the scene where they found a male victim struck by gunfire according to authorities.
The victim was pronounced dead shortly after.
The Essex County Prosecutor's Office is on the scene handling the investigation.
The motive for the shooting and identity of the victim has not been released at this time.
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