8-year-old boy fatally shot in Newark overnight: officials

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NEWARK, N.J. (1010 WINS) -- Detectives launched an investigation after an 8-year-boy was shot and killed in Newark overnight, according to officials.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said the shooting occurred at approximately 10 p.m. in the 100 block of Schuyler Avenue.

No further information was available but an investigation remains ongoing a spokeswoman for the prosecutor’s office said on Monday.

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