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DEVELOPING NEWARK NJ: Gunfire Strikes Two Victims in Newark's South Ward

Newark

Police are on the scene of a shooting with two people struck by a bullet in the city's South Ward at this time.

According to preliminary reports, police responded to reports of shots fired that triggered a ShotSpotter activation in the vicinity of Avon Avenue and Bergen Street just after 7 p.m.

Police arrived at the scene found the victims suffering non-life threatening injuries at that location.

The victims were rushed to University Hospital for treatment.

Police located shell casings but after a search of the area, there were no suspects found.

The motive for the shooting remains under investigation.

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