Investigation underway into decomposing body found in Newark building

NEWARK — Today's discovery of a decomposing body in a vacant building in downtown Newark is being investigated as a possible homicide, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said. An off-duty city police officer found the fully-clothed body just before noon in a former U.S. Postal Service building near the corner of Broad and West Kinney streets, said Katherine Carter, a prosecutor’s office spokeswoman. Off-duty Newark Police Lt. Carlos Figueroa made the discovery. The body, which has not been identified, was taken to the regional medical examiner’s office to determine cause of death.


Authorities are asking anyone with information to call the prosecutor’s office homicide squad at:
(877) 847-7432.


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