NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A street shooting in New Jersey’s largest city has left a teenager dead and a man critically wounded.
Essex County prosecutors say the shooting in Newark occurred shortly before midnight Tuesday in the 700 block of Broadway.
Responding officers found 17-year-old Newark resident Jabari Montplaisir and an 18-year-old man had both been shot. Montplaisir was pronounced dead at the scene, while the wounded man was taken to a hospital.
The man’s name has not been released. He remains hospitalized in critical condition, and further details on his injuries have not been disclosed.
A motive for the shooting remains under investigation. No arrests have been made.
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