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Armed Males on Dirt Bike Shoots Victim Near Weequahic Park in Newark

Newark

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. 
Shooting

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.