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Armed Robbery in Newark's East Ward Injures One

Newark New Jersey

EMS transported one person to University Hospital suffering injuries after a robbery turned into an assault in the city's East Ward.

Police responded to reports of an armed robbery that happened in the 300 block of Lafayette Street shortly before 2 a.m. where the arrived to the scene to find a person suffering a non-life threatening facial injury.

The victim reported being robbed at gunpoint then attacked to the face by at least one unidentified male suspect.

Police searched the area for the suspects where it was not immediately known if the man was ever found.