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Prince Sweeney

Case from East Orange, NJ dated Aug 09, 2021

Victim Details

Prince Sweeney

Male

Black / African American

East Orange

NJ

2021-08-09

35

Prince

Sweeney

07/04/2026

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In the early moments of a Monday morning in East Orange, New Jersey, the life of 35-year-old Prince Sweeney was tragically cut short. On August 9, 2021, shortly after midnight, police were called to the 100 block of North Munn Avenue, where they discovered Sweeney suffering from a gunshot wound.

Emergency responders transported him to University Hospital in Newark. Despite their efforts, Sweeney was pronounced dead at 12:27 a.m. The Essex County Prosecutor's Office and the East Orange Pol ...
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  • RLS Media: UPDATE: 35-Year-Old Man Shot Dead in East Orange
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