Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Newark Police Director Samuel DeMaio have announced that authorities are investigating a shooting in Newark Saturday evening (12/14/13), in which one male was fatally wounded.Shortly before 8:00 p.m., Newark Police received a report of a shooting in the area of 76 Broad Street. Arriving officers located the victim, lying unresponsive, in the courtyard of this location. The victim, who has been identified as Christopher Johnson, age 46, of Newark, was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.
The matter is being investigated by the Essex County Prosecutor's Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department. The investigation is ongoing at this time, according to Chief Assistant Prosecutor Thomas S. Fennelly of the Prosecutor's Homicide Unit. Anyone with information is asked to contactTask Force detectives at (877) 847-7432 or (973) 621-4586.