Police are on the scene of a shooting with a man down at a location in Newark’s South Ward.
According to police, residents in the 200 block of Hillside Avenue contacted police after gunfire in the area at around 9 p.m.
Units arrived at the scene and found the victim suffering gunshot wounds in his neck and chest.
EMS transported the man to University Hospital severe condition.
Police say the suspect fled the scene and remains at-large.
There were no other injuries reported.