NEWARK, N.J. (1010 WINS) -- After a standoff with police, officials arrested a Newark man accused of killing two people in Essex County.
According to a statement from the Essex County Prosecutor's Office, Newark and Orange police departments, authorities charged 33-year-old Michael Mayse, with the Dec. 15 murder of 23-year-old Keyshawn Jones, and the Nov. 9 murder of 35-year-old Shakur Cole.
Police say Jones was fatally shot in an apartment at Stephen Crane Village located on Franklin Avenue.
Cole was shot on Central Avenue in Orange, New Jersey, according to officials.No details were released regarding the police's brief standoff with Mayse, but said that nobody was injured.An investigation remains ongoing and ask anyone with information to contact the Essex County Prosecutor's Office tips line at 1-877-847-7432.Like 1010 WINS on Facebook and follow @1010WINS on Twitter to get breaking news, traffic, and weather for New York City.
