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- Authorities in New Jersey are investigating a shooting death that took place Saturday evening and left a 23-year-old dead in an apartment
- Prosecutors say that around 8 p.m. that day, Fairview cops responded to a residence on 4th Street based on information of possible shooting
- Officers discovered the victim, a 23-year-old male, dead in the ground level apartment from apparent gunshot wounds, prosecutors say
Authorities in New Jersey are investigating a shooting death that took place Saturday evening and left a 23-year-old dead in an apartment.
Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced Monday that authorities were investigating a homicide in Fairview that took place Saturday evening.
Musella said that around 8 p.m. that day, the Fairview Police Department responded to a residence on 4th Street based on information that a shooting may have occurred at that residence.
Responding officers discovered the victim, a 23-year-old male, dead in the ground level apartment from apparent gunshot wounds, Musella said. No other victims were located in the residence.
The identity of the 23-year-old was not immediately released.
The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit, along with the Fairview Police Department and Bergen County Sheriff’s Department, are investigating the homicide.
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No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing, Musella said.
No additional information was immediately available.
