Officers initially went to a home on Mulberry Street at 3:38 p.m. Sunday to investigate a suspicious death, the Newark Police Department said in a news release. They arrived to find an unresponsive man, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Police identified the man only as a 36-year-old Newark resident. Detectives are investigating the death as a homicide, police said, adding that the circumstances surrounding the case, including the cause of death, are still being assessed.
A mass shooting in Newark left two people killed, including an 10-year-old boy, and three others injured Saturday night, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. The office said Newark Police were called to the scene at the 300 block of Chancellor Ave. around 7:00 p.m. Saturday. A 21-year-old woman was also killed in the shooting. The woman and the boy were pronounced dead at University Hospital.
According to police and court records, Raul Quintana, 31, of Newark, was driving a sedan at more than 100 mph with a blood alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit. He was charged with felony driving under the influence causing injury to another person and having a blood alcohol content of more than .08 percent . Quintana, who was hospitalized after the crash, was formally charged Oct. 30 and arrested Wednesday.
Growing up in Newark's Muslim community, Aymann Ismail often felt an 'intentional veil' between his world and others. He recalls unique local experiences like Muslim Boy Scouts and karate, emphasizing the city's diversity and community ties.
The lawsuit claims that Habba subjected the mayor to false arrest and malicious prosecution, asserting that Baraka was invited onto the facility by an agent.