Rodrigo Berru, 45, of New York, was fatally shot Friday around 9:45 p.m. in the 300 block of Frelinghuysen Avenue, according to the Newark Police Department and the Essex Prosecutors Office.
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Berru, who works for Classic Taxi, was found unresponsive at the scene and pronounced dead at 9:47 p.m.
The business' Facebook page has a post honoring Berru:
According to co-workers, Berru was a native of Ecuador and one of 13 children. It appears that most of his family is in Ecuador; he was unmarried and had no children. His co-workers described the victim as always jovial and a body builder.
The investigation is ongoing. There have been no arrests and no suspects have been named.