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DEVELOPING NEWARK NJ: Male Shot Dead in Newark's North Ward

Newark

Police are on the scene of a shooting with a victim down in the city's North Ward at this time.

The incident happened in the 30's block of North 12th Street shortly before 9 p.m. where police responded to reports of shots fired.

Units arrived at the scene to find a male suffering a gunshot wound to the chest at that location.

EMS rushed the victim to University Hospital where doctors began treating the victim for life-threatening injuries. The victim died a short time later.

The motive for the shooting remains under investigation.

UPDATE 9:37 p.m. This is a confirmed homicide investigation.