Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose have announced that authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a man in Newark on Saturday evening.
Police say shortly after 9:00 pm, Newark police responded to the area of 91 Frelinghuysen Avenue on reports of a shooting.
Arriving units observed evidence of a shooting at this location.
As officers were at the Frelinghuysen Avenue scene, officers from the 5th Precinct on Clinton Avenue were notified of a male shooting victim within a vehicle on Clinton Avenue.
It was determined that this victim was shot at the Frelinghuysen Avenue scene.
Police say, the victim, who has been identified as Derrick Pinkett, 33, of Hillside was pronounced dead at 9:30 pm.
This incident is being investigated by the Prosecutor’s Homicide Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department.
The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call the Prosecutor's Tips Line at (877) 847-7432.