Kearny police and officers from the Hudson County Prosecutor's office are investigating a death in the 200 block of Belgrove Drive in Kearny.

The death is believed to have occurred sometime before 7 p.m. tonight.

Neighbors said the victim is a 16-year-old girl, but that could not be confirmed by police.

Officials were still on the scene after 10 p.m.

Officials from the Hudson County Medical Examiner's Office arrived about 9:45 p.m.

Belgrove Drive remained closed between Bergen and Wilson Avenue while police investigated.

Yellow caution tape roped off the house where the death occurred and police officials at the scene said they expected to continue their investigation there "throughout the night."

Two Kearny police cars, their strobe lights flashing, blocked off Belgrove Drive.

No details about what happened were released, but a handful of neighbors braved the cold hoping for some information.

One neighbor said he had heard noises in the area earlier, but that he did not think it was gunfire. Another neighbor said there had been a fight earlier in the day and "three guys came back and shot the girl."

The neighbors' statements could not be confirmed.

A spokesman for the Hudson County Prosecutor's office said homicide detectives had responded to the scene, but said he had no other information.