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Next of Kin Sought for Man Found Dead in Newark’s South Ward

Newark

NEWARK, N.J. – Police officials in Newark seeks the public’s help in locating the next of kin of a man who died of a drug overdose.

Police say Mr. Steven Gaynor, 57, was found inside his apartment at 217 Chadwick Ave. on Oct. 18, 2019.

Police found several empty glassine bags that had contained heroin and an empty crack vial.

The Essex County Medical Examiner determined Gaynor’s death was caused by multi-drug intoxication.

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