A Newark man was killed in a double shooting in Irvington early Saturday, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office.
Ahmad J. Carson, 33, died at the scene shortly before 2 a.m. along the 300 block of Myrtle Avenue, authorities said.
A second Newark man, who has not been identified, was also shot. The 26-year-old is being treated for non-life threatening injuries, according to Chief Assistant prosecutor Thomas Fennelly.
The two men were found sitting inside a car when police arrived, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino and Irvington Police Director Tracy Bowers said in a press release Saturday.
No further details on the shooting were released. Fennelly said the incident remains under investigation by the ECPO's Homicide Task Force.
Anyone with information can call the ECPO tip line at 877-847-7432.
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