A man wounded by gunfire was found several blocks from where the child was killed around the same time, but officials declined to say whether the shootings were related.

An 8-year-old boy was dead Friday evening following a shooting in Newark, county prosecutors told NBC New York. Details of the shooting were limited, but officials from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said the young boy had died and that an adult male was also shot.

An 8-year-old boy was fatally shot Friday evening in Newark, a spokeswoman for the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office told NJ Advance Media. A man was also wounded in the shooting, she said. The boy and the man were shot in the area of Osborne Terrace, officials said. No other information about the incident was released Friday.

An eight-year-old boy was shot and killed in Newark, New Jersey, Friday evening. An adult male was also shot during the attack near Osborne Terrace near Yates Avenue around 5:30 p.m. Police are looking for the shooter. Video shows a large police presence at the scene.

Newark resident Julius Gaines, 56, has been charged with murder and weapons offenses in connection with the fatal stabbing of East Orange resident Rodney Mayes, 56. The killing occurred in the ShopRite parking lot at 206 Springfield Avenue, after a verbal dispute between the individuals Monday evening, according to officials.