Vernon Crook, 49, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Altariq Johnson, 36, authorities said.
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A Newark man has been charged in the fatal shooting of an East Orange resident in October, authorities said Friday. Vernon Crook, 49, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Altariq Johnson, 36, according to acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II. Police were called on Oct. 8, 2022, to a report of a shooting in the 100 block of Brenner Street in Newark. Arriving officers found Johnson with multiple gunshot wounds.
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