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Man Shot Dead In Restaurant In Newark

NEWARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) -- Police and prosecutors were investigating Thursday night, after a man was shot and killed inside a restaurant in Newark.

Just before 5 p.m. Thursday, police were called to an eatery in the 400 block of Springfield Avenue in Newark, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's office.

They found Tykwan A. Crenshaw, 20, at the scene with apparent gunshot wounds, prosecutors said.

Crenshaw, of Newark, was rushed to University Hospital in Newark, where he was pronounced dead at 5:21 p.m., police said.

The Essex County Prosecutor's Major Crimes Task Force and Newark police detectives were investigating.

Anyone with information was asked to contact Task Force detectives at (877) 847-7432 or (973) 621-4586.

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