NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating the death of Mouctar Toure, a 17-year-old from East Orange who was fatally shot at a Halloween party in Newark, according to a Nov. 1 press release.
On Sunday, Oct. 31, at approximately 11:47 p.m., Toure was at a large Halloween party in an apartment building on 4th Avenue in Newark when there was a report of shots fired. Police were dispatched to the area where they found Toure suffering from a gunshot wound. Toure was transported to University Hospital in Newark, where he was pronounced dead at 2:06 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 1.
The investigation is active and ongoing. No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the ECPO’s Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force at 1-877-847-7432. Calls will be kept confidential.
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