Crime & Safety

Prosector's Office Identifies Young Newark Murder Victim

Teen was killed near his home Wednesday night

The teenaged boy shot and killed in Newark Wednesday night was identified Thursday by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office.

Ali Rajohn Eric Henderson, 14, was shot shortly before 9 pm at 27 Riverview Terrace in the North Ward. He was pronounced dead at the scene, the prosecutor’s office said. Assistant Prosecutor Thomas Fennelly said the youth may have been targeted.

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