Police in Newark are investigating an overnight shooting that left a person fatally injured near a park in the city.
First responders arrived to the area of 1st Street and 4th Street near Branch Brook Park at around 11:30 p.m. where they found the victim shot inside a vehicle at that location. The victim was reportedly pronounced dead at the scene. It is not immediately known if the victim was shot at that location or was driven to the park area after the shooting.
A dark colored BMW occupied by three males was observed in the area shortly after the shooting.
The Essex County Prosecutor's Office are handling the investigating. We will bring you more information on this incident as it becomes available.