A 15-year-old Newark resident, Al-Sanir Hall, 15, was found with a fatal gunshot wound in Irvington last weekend, authorities announced Wednesday.
The shooting took place on Sunday evening, according to a statement from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Irvington Police Department.
Prosecutors released the following statement about the shooting:
“On Nov. 27 at 6:59 p.m., police were notified of a shooting at the intersection of Melrose Avenue and Wills Place in Irvington. Police found the boy apparently suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:24 p.m.”
No arrests have been made as of Wednesday. A police investigation continues, authorities said.
Prosecutors said anyone with information can contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office tips line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432.
It is believed that Hall was shot in Newark then dumped from the vehicle in the Irvington Township neighborhood.
Detectives are trying to piece together the circumstances behind a video that surfaced on social media of what appeared to be Hall, who was recorded being stripped of his clothes and then violently attacked by several males inside a car.
The brutal encounter observed on the video, then uploaded on social media showed one other person suffering punches and violent strikes by the attackers.
Officials have not officially corroborated the connection between the murder and the circumstances behind what’s on the video as of today.
No time stamp was present on the video to confirm or indicate when the attack occurred.
Sources told RLS Media that the person being attacked on the video is Hall.
Irvington Township Police officials referred all questions to county officials who have taken over the investigation.
Essex County Prosecutor’s Office officials have not announced an arrest in the case.
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