Two men die after gunfire erupts in North Arlington
Investigators say the victims were shot during an altercation between two small groups near the North Arlington-Kearny border.
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Two men were killed in a shooting Sunday night near the North Arlington-Kearny border, authorities said.
North Arlington police responded at about 8:37 p.m. to multiple reports of gunfire near the intersection of Ridge Road and Belleville Turnpike, where Ridge Road becomes Kearny Avenue.
Officers found two men suffering from gunshot wounds. Prosecutors identified the victims as 28-year-old Brian Dominick Lockett, of North Arlington, and 29-year-old Ezequiel Aquino, of Newark. First responders provided aid before both victims were taken to University Hospital in Newark, where they were pronounced dead, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.
A preliminary investigation found the shooting occurred during an altercation between two small groups of people near the intersection.
