Crime & Safety

Newark Homicide Victim Identified

Second man injured in Monday afternoon shooting.

Police have identified the victim of a fatal shooting as a 29-year-old Newark man.

Newark Police and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said Anthony Riley was shot at around 2 p.m. on the 400 block of S. 16th Street on Monday.

He was pronounced dead at 3 p.m., officials said.

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The second victim survived the shooting and remains hospitalized. His identity is not being released.

The investigation is ongoing.

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No further details on the shooting were available. 

Patch will update this story as more information becomes available.


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