Crime & Safety

Murdered Man Identified as City Resident

Victim was found in a stolen car

UPDATED 7:15 pm Monday, June 25

A 32-year-old city man was found shot to death in a stolen car early Monday morning, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office has announced.

Coleaf Johnson was discovered around 12:48 am in the 300 block of S. 18th Street. An autopsy has determined the victim suffered mutliple gunshot wounds. The victim was identified and the official cause of death announced early Monday evening.

The prosecutor’s office was unable to release any additional information about the incident, a spokesperson told Patch this morning. 

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