A tragic mass shooting in Newark on Saturday night (November 15) left two people dead — including a 10-year-old boy — and three others injured, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office.
The shooting happened around 7:00 PM on Chancellor Avenue. A 21-year-old woman died from her injuries and a ten-year-old boy was also fatally shot.
Three others – an 11-year-old boy, a 19-year-old man and a 60-year-old man – are in stable condition at the university hospital.
Mayor Baraka: ‘A dark and devastating day in Newark’
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka condemned the violence and called on the shooter to surrender.
“It was a dark and devastating day in Newark today when a young child fell out of an apartment window this afternoon and two other innocent souls died in a shooting on Chancellor Avenue,” he said.
The mayor described the victims as “innocent souls” and said the community was recovering from the loss.
“Our city mourns the loss of a child and the twisted and senseless killing of a 21-year-old woman and a 10-year-old boy who were taken from their parents when their young lives were in the prime of their lives,” Baraka added.
Call for justice
The mayor has vowed that the city will not rest until the shooter is caught.
“We will not rest until there is justice for the parents and families left in untold pain and grief,” he said.
He called on the suspect to surrender: “We are calling on the killer to turn himself in because there is no safe place for him to hide.”
Governor Murphy responds
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said he had been informed of the shooting. “Please pray for the victims and their families,” he wrote on X.
An investigation is underway
The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that no arrests had been made as of Sunday morning and the circumstances of the shooting remain under investigation.
Officials are asking anyone with information to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Tip Line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC (1-877-847-7432).
Reward announced
A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest, the prosecutor’s office said.
