No arrests were made in either incident.
A woman was stabbed to death and a man was fatally shot in Newark in separate incidents that happened just minutes apart from each other on Saturday, investigators said.
The man, identified Monday as 31-year-old Tameel Grimes, of Newark, was found shot at 12:22 a.m. on the 300 block of New Street and was pronounced dead just over a half hour later, according to a joint statement from theA second victim was found in the area of Norfolk and Hartford street suffering from a gunshot wound and was rushed to University Hospital, police said. His condition was unknown Monday.
The woman, Ebony Johnson, 42, of Newark, was found by police at 12:35 a.m. on the 400 block of South 15th Street, the office said. She had been stabbed multiple times, and was taken to University Hospital where she was pronounced dead at 8:22 a.m., authorities said. Both incidents remained under investigation and as of Monday afternoon, no arrests were made, authorities said.
Anyone with information about either death was asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office tips line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432.
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