Man Killed Tuesday Night Identified

Shaheed Cook, a 36-year-old Newark resident, has been identified as the victim in a fatal shooting late Tuesday night, the fifth person murdered in the city since Sunday.

Cook was shot and killed around 11:45 pm in the 900 block of S. 20th Street near Hopkins Place. Cook was pronounced dead at the scene.

Another man, identified only as a 37-year-old city resident, was also shot in the same incident but survived, said Katherine Carter, a spokesperson for the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office.  That man is in critical condition.

Both men were likely targeted, officials said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force detectives at (877) 847-7432 or (973) 621-4586.