( CNN ) -- Two teenagers were killed and another wounded during a Christmas night shooting in Newark , New Jersey , authorities said Thursday . The shooting came less than 24 hours after three men were shot to death early Christmas morning outside a bar about a mile away , authorities said . The teens , identified as 13-year-old Zainee Hailey and 14-year-old Kasson Mormon , were pronounced dead at the University Hospital in Newark , police said . A 14-year-old who was not identified was in critical condition , the Essex County prosecutor said . Junior Clark , a Newark resident , told CNN affiliate WCBS he saw the gunman minutes before gunfire erupted . `` I saw the guy with the gun under his arm , under his jacket , '' Clark told WCBS , `` I heard when he shot . '' Authorities said the motive for the shooting was unknown . The investigation was being handled by Newark 's homicide major crimes task force , which includes officers from the Newark State Police , the Sheriff 's Office and the FBI . Earlier on Christmas Day , a few minutes away in Irvington , three men were shot and killed outside Slick 's Go Go Bar . The dead included the bar owner 's son -- identified as Pierre Clervoyant , 34 -- and nightclub employee Woodley Daniel , 32 . The identity of the third victim , who authorities said appeared to be an unintended target , was not released . Two other men were shot and wounded , and their identities and condition were not released . All five men were transported to University Hospital shortly after 1 a.m. , where Clervoyant and Daniel were pronounced dead . Authorities said an altercation between the bouncer and the gunman appears to be a catalyst in the shooting , but the motive was being investigated .
One night shooting leaves two New Jersey men dead , another wounded . Two men shot to death , two others wounded in unrelated shooting nearby . Authorities seeking motive in first incident , more motive on second .