Crime & Safety
Teen Charged With Murder of Maplewood Man on West Orange Border
An 18-year old Orange man was charged with the murder of 23-year old Marving Dauphin just a few blocks from West Orange, officials say.
By Eric Goodman
An 18-year old Orange man was arrested following the shooting death on the West Orange border of 23-year old Marving Dauphin, officials announced Wednesday.
Dauphin, of Maplewood, was shot and killed on Tuesday, Oct. 1 in the 400 block of Laurel Street in Orange. Laurel Street is just a few blocks from the borders of South Orange and West Orange.
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Raquan Laney, 18, of Orange was arrested and charged with murder, announced Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Orange Police Director Hakim Simms.
“Detectives in the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes officers from Orange, were able to identify a suspect,” they said in a written statement.
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Laney is being held at the Essex County Correctional Facility. Bail was set at $750,000.
The investigation is active and ongoing, officials said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force tips line at 1-877-847-7432.
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