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Authorities increase reward for information about triple-fatal shooting in Newark
The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in connection with a Newark shooting that left three people dead and injured several others.
The shooting happened near Chancellor Avenue on Nov. 15. Five people were shot. Jordan Rivera, 10, and Kiyah Mae Scott, 21, died that evening. Masi Rodgers, 19, died on Nov. 20.
Rivera’s 11-year-old brother and a 60-year-old man were injured in the shooting. The 11-year-old remains hospitalized.
Authorities are asking anyone who might have information about the shooting to call the tip line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432.