Man shot and killed in East Orange, New Jersey

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Saturday, October 22, 2022
Man shot and killed in East Orange, NJ
Man shot and killed in East Orange, NJA man was shot and killed in East Orange Friday night.

EAST ORANGE, New Jersey (WABC) -- Police investigating after a man was shot and killed in East Orange Friday night.

Officials say it happened on Park Avenue just before 6 p.m.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities have not released the man's identity.

No arrests have been made.

Earlier this month, 16-year-old Letrell Duncan was fatally shot in East Orange as school was letting out for the day.

The gunfire erupted in a residential neighborhood near several schools, including the Edward T. Bowser School of Excellence on Lincoln Street.

It happened just after 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3, as many of those schools were letting out for the day.

Investigators say the 16-year-old was shot multiple times at the corner of Lincoln Street and Park Avenue.

He was taken to University Hospital in Newark, where he was pronounced dead.

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