1 Dead, 1 Injured in Newark Shooting: Prosecutor

One man was killed and another was injured Monday night in a Newark shooting, a prosecutor says.

Police found the two gunshot victims at Madison and Ridgewood avenues about 9:30 p.m, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. One of the men was pronounced dead at the scene, and the other was taken to a local hospital, where he is in stable condition.

The identity of the man who was killed hasn't yet been released.

The Essex County Prosecutor's Homicide Task Force is investigating the shooting. 

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