Crime & Safety

Newark Man Killed on Memorial Day

32-year-old fatally shot on Grumman Avenue, incident remains under investigation.

A 32-year-old city man was shot and killed Monday, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said Wednesday.

Teshon Clegg was shot on Grumman Avenue around 11 p.m., ECPO spokeswoman Kathy Carter. He was pronounced dead at University Hospital a short time later.

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Carer had no additional information about the shooting Wednesday.

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