A 38-year-old man was identified as the victim of a fatal shooting that occurred over the weekend in Newark, authorities said.

John Amos was shot and killed just before 11 p.m. Friday near the 7700 block of Wells Avenue, the Newark Police Department said Wednesday.

When officers arrived to the residential neighborhood, they discovered Amos lying in the roadway with a gunshot wound. He was declared dead at the scene.

Authorities are investigating the incident as a homicide.