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A 7-year-old boy died on the third floor of a Newark house fire that left three families homeless Thursday morning.
Firefighters responded to a call of fire at the 3-story home at 65 Astor St., at approximately 4:50 a.m., Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said.
The child’s father escaped the home through the front door and attempted to re-enter via the roof of 67 Astor St.
Two adults and three children were hospitalized.
He was removed from the roof by Newark Firefighters via ground ladder.
The fire extended to two adjacent residences at 63 and 67 Astor St., both of which suffered minor dire damage through the adjoining wall.
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Bodycam footage shows Newark police officers capturing an ex-con who forced a pair of men to drive him away from scene of an armed robbery at gunpoint, authorities said.
Shukri M. Dunell, 25, forced two men to rob an ATM inside of a Bergen Street store at gunpoint, and then forced them to drive him away from the scene a silver Ford pickup truck belonging to one of the victims around 11:50 a.m., Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said.
An officer located near the scene spotted the truck heading northbound on Chadwick Avenue, and began following the vehicle while corresponding with other officers over the police radio, bodycam footage shows.