UPDATE: Murder suspect was set free twice in domestic violence cases, records show

A suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman in Newark shot himself as city police chased him in Summit on Tuesday morning, authorities said.

Tiffany Wilson, 28, of Newark, was found shot to death around 8:20 a.m. Tuesday on Scheerer Avenue, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office.

Newark police spotted a vehicle believed connected to her killing and a chase ensued on Route 78 eventually to local roads in Summit, authorities said.

Kareem Dawson, 31, of Irvington, shot himself and was rushed to a hospital, where he was being treated Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. Dawson has been charged with murder.

Authorities said Dawson and Wilson were previously in a relationship. Additional details were not immediately available.

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