Police have a crime scene established on Elizabeth Avenue while detectives search for evidence involving a shooting that injured a person near a park in Newark this afternoon.
It happened around 3 p.m. near the Renner and Elizabeth Avenue side of Weequahic Park.
Police say two males on a dirt bike fired shots at the victim who walked near the park.
A bullet struck the unidentified person in the leg, causing non-life-threatening injuries.
The assailants fled the scene and remained at large.
There were no other injuries reported.