Spray of gunfire in vacant lot leaves 1 man dead

A man was shot and killed in a shooting in Newark Wednesday afternoon, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.

These photos show the aftermath of a deadly shooting in Newark on Wednesday in which a man was killed in a spray of bullets.

Police recovered numerous shell casings from the scene, an open lot at the corner of Chancellor Avenue and Wainwright Street. The shooting occurred just after 2:30 p.m.

The dead man has not been identified, Essex County Prosecutor’s Office spokeswoman Kathy Carter said. 

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