There is a large crime scene established in the 300 block of Clinton Avenue as police search the area for victims of a shooting in that part of Newark’s South Ward at this time.
A gunman arrived in the area as began firing multiple times at individuals near 348 Clinton Avenue around 2:40 p.m.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found two victims inside a story suffering bullet wounds and a third person on the street wounded.
Police are requesting locking down the scene and officers are securing the area.
There have been a total of five people shot in the South Ward since 2:30 p.m.
All of the victims were rushed to Univerity Hospital for treatment.
Avoid the area for the investigation.