NEWARK -- Two men died Saturday evening in a shooting that injured two others, authorities said.

Nigel Farrell, 26, of East Orange, and Darnell Holmes, 20, of Newark, were killed in the shooting in the area of 12 Pennsylvania Ave. near Lincoln Park, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said.

One of the men died at the scene and the other was pronounced dead at University Hospital, authorities said.

The other two men, a 25-year-old and a 28-year-old, both of East Orange, were shot but survived, Laurino and Ambrose said.

Police blocked off a large area near the double slaying at about 7:45 p.m. as homicide detectives worked at the scene. Investigators placed at least 20 evidence tags, often used to mark the locations of shell casings, on the street.

No arrests have been made as of Sunday afternoon, Essex County Prosecutor's Office spokeswoman Katherine Carter said.

Another shooting shortly before 3 p.m. Saturday on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard left three people with minor injuries, Ambrose said.

Officials did not immediately release more information.

At least 31 people have been killed in Newark this year compared to about 45 murders during the same period last year, according to police records.

Noah Cohen contributed to this report.

Luke Nozicka can be reached at lnozicka@njadvancemedia.com or on Twitter @lukenozicka.

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