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BREAKING: Wild Gun Battle Erupts on Newark Central Ward Street

Newark

Police taped a section of a street while officers collected shell casings after a shots fired incident in the city’s Central Ward this afternoon. 

It happened near Perry’s Funeral home on Mercer and Lincoln streets just before 3:15 p.m. 

Residents sought cover, while shooters repeatedly fired, while students exited nearby high schools. 

There were about a dozen bullets fired, but police reported no immediate severe injuries. 

The suspects fled the scene and are at large. 

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