Crime & Safety
Essex County: Teen Killed in East Orange Double Shooting
Police found two gunshot victims in a car on Mountainview Avenue on Wednesday.

Essex County authorities are investigating a double shooting in East Orange that left a 17-year-old teen dead and put another victim in the hospital.
Shortly after 11 p.m. on Wednesday, police found two males – both suffering from gunshot wounds - in a vehicle on Mountainview Avenue.
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The passenger, 17-year-old Tyjid Campbell of East Orange, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver’s identity is not being released at this time, stated prosecutors. He was taken to University Hospital in Newark.
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No arrests have been made as of Thursday and the investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information should contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force tips line at 1-877-847-7432 or 1-877-TIP-4-EC.
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