One man died and six people were wounded Tuesday afternoon in a pair of shootings in Newark that occurred within five minutes of each other, officials said.

Just before 4 p.m., police were called to the 700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and found three people, two women and one man, shot, police said.

Essex County Prosecutor’s Office spokeswoman Kathy Carter confirmed the man died in the shooting.

The two women shot suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to a release from the Newark Police.

About five minutes later, police were dispatched at the 200 block of South Orange Avenue and found four men injured in a separate shooting, police said. They all suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Authorities did not release the names of the person killed or any other victims injured Tuesday afternoon.

The shootings occurred on streets that are several miles apart, but officials have not yet said if they are related in any way.

No arrests were made and no suspects were named as of 5:45 p.m.

The Newark Police and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office are investigating both shootings and are pursuing all active leads, ” Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said in a release.

Ambrose asked anyone with information about these shooting to to call the Department’s 24hour Crime Stopper tip line at 1-877-NWK-TIPS (1-877-695-8477) or 1-877-NWK-GUNS (1-877695-4867).

Chris Sheldon may be reached at csheldon@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @chrisrsheldon Find NJ.com on Facebook.

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