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Gunfire Kills One in Elizabeth

Elizabeth New Jersey

An investigation is underway into a shooting that left one person fatally injured in the city. 

Police responded to reports of shots fired in the area of New Point Road and  7th Street shortly before 3:30 a.m.

Upon arrival, authorities located a victim laying on the ground in front of a senior housing building unconscious and unresponsive from an apparent gunshot injury. 

The victim was later pronounced dead at the scene. 

An investigation is underway by the Union County Prosecutor's Office into the cause of the shooting.