Man fatally shot in head in Newark parking lot

NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- A man was fatally shot in the head in a Newark parking lot Friday morning.

The victim was shot next to a gym on Mulberry Street just after 2:30 a.m.

He was taken to University Hospital, where he later died.

Police interviewed witnesses, who appeared to have left The Blvd club across the street from the parking lot just before the shooting.

No arrests were immediately made.

The Essex County Prosecutor's Office is expected to lead the investigation, which is ongoing.