3 dead, 1 In Serious Condition In Shootings At New Jersey School

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) _ Four young people were shot in the head at close range in a school parking lot, killing all but one, authorities said Sunday. <br/><br/>The victims were shot overnight after they were

Sunday, August 5th 2007, 3:34 pm

By: News On 6

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) _ Four young people were shot in the head at close range in a school parking lot, killing all but one, authorities said Sunday.

The victims were shot overnight after they were lined up against a back wall near a set of bleachers at the K-8 Mount Vernon School, prosecutor's office spokesman Paul Loriquet said.

A woman, Ofemi Hightower, and two men, Terrance Aeriel,and Deshawn Harvey were killed, said Loriquet, who did not know their ages. Aeriel's 19-year-old sister, Natasha, was in fair condition at a hospital Sunday afternoon.

``All four were good kids,'' Loriquet said. He added that three of them had student identification from Delaware State University.

No one has been arrested in the case, and investigators had no information on a motive.

Loriquet also reported a fourth homicide in the city Sunday morning. Detectives believed the killing might be related to a shooting earlier Saturday night on the same street.

Newark now has 60 homicide deaths for the year, slightly less than the 63 it had at the same time last year, according to Newark police Detective Todd McClendon.