An early morning shooting incident that killed a man in a Newark community has authorities searching for a killer.
Police responded to reports of shots fired that rang out in the 500 block of South 19th Street just after midnight where officers found a male victim struck multiple times by gunfire.
EMS rushed the victim to University Hospital where authorities say the unidentified victim was pronounced dead a short time later.
The Essex County Prosecutor's Office were called to the scene to handle the investigation as they confirmed the fatality.
The 19th Street shooting incident closed the overnight with a total of three people shot citywide with one of those victims dying.
Please click **[HERE ](https://www.rlsmedia.com/article/developing-newark-nj-double-shooting-reported-newarks-east-ward)** for an earlier double shooting in Newark's East Ward.
Both shootings remain under investigation.