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DEVELOPING: Gunmen Fire Multiple Times That Struck Victim in Newark’s West Ward

Newark

Police are on the scene of a shooting with a male injured in Newark’s West Ward.

According to a preliminary investigation, at approximately 1:22 p.m., gunmen fired multiple rounds at a male in the area of 16th Avenue and South 15th Street that struck him several times.

Police said the victim was transported to University Hospital, where doctors treated his leg and shoulder wounds.

The suspect fled the scene and remained at large.