Police are investigating the death of an unidentified woman found in Newark early Saturday.
Newark Police found the woman lying in the bushes on South 11 Street at approximately 5 a.m Saturday.
She was unresponsive and pronounced dead a short time later.
The incident is being investigated by the Essex County Prosecutor's Major Crimes Task Force, according to Chief Assistant Prosecutor Thomas S. Fennelly of the Prosecutor's Homicide Unit.
Local
Anyone with information is asked to contact task force detectives at (877) 847-7432 or (973) 621-4586.
Get the latest from NBC 4 New York anytime, anywhere. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Google+. Get our apps here and sign up for email newsletters here. Get breaking news delivered right to your phone -- just text NYBREAKING to 639710. For more info, text HELP. To end, text STOP. Message and data rates may apply.