Shooting man in the back wasn’t self-defense, N.J. jury rules

A jury has rejected the self-defense claim of a 34-year-old Newark man who shot and killed another man in Orange nearly five years ago, finding him guilty of murder.

Marcus Wright, of Newark, confronted Wisguen Marc on the 100 block of Main Street on Nov. 20, 2020, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said.

Wright then pulled out a gun and shot Marc in the back around 9 p.m. The shooting was captured on surveillance video…

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