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Police say a Newark man was fatally shot in his driveway. They say 47-year-old Wilbert Jones was shot around 9:30 a.m. Friday while sitting inside his car outside his home at 66 Leslie St. Neighbors

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Police say a Newark man was fatally shot in his driveway. They say 47-year-old Wilbert Jones was shot around 9:30 a.m. Friday while sitting inside his car outside his home at 66 Leslie St. Neighbors

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