A 36-year-old man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a 9-year-old boy in Newark, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office.

Jesse J. Dunbar II is facing numerous charges, including first-degree murder, in the Jan. 31 shooting.

Dunbar is also charged with shooting an adult male.

"The killing of any person is a tragic occurrence, but it is particularly heinous when an innocent 9-year-old child loses their life to all-too-common senseless violence," said Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II.

The prosecutor's office is asking anyone with information about the case to contact its tip line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC (1-877-847-7432).