A 21-year-old man shot Monday night died from his wounds early Tuesday, and police are looking for his killer, authorities said.

Sharif Austin was gunned down late Monday at the corner of Lee Avenue and Handy Street in New Brunswick, Acting Middlesex County Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet said in a news statement.

Police responding to the shooting around 11:55 p.m. Monday found Austin, a city resident, had been shot multiple times. He was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and pronounced dead at 12:20 p.m.

Anyone with information should call New Brunswick police detective Erica DiMarcello at 732-745-5200 or MCPO detective Mark Morris at 732-745-3927.

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