NEWARK — Authorities were investigating the fatal shooting of a male victim in the city late Saturday, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.

The victim, whose name and age were not released, was shot multiple times and found on the 700 block of South 20th Street, according to prosecutor’s office Chief of Detectives Anthony Ambrose.

The chief said further information was not immediately available.

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