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DEVELOPING NEWARK NJ: South Ward Shooting Injures Male

Newark

Police are on the scene of a shooting with a male down at a location in the city's South Ward at this time.

Gunfire erupted in the vicinity of 138 Clinton Avenue at around 1:05 p.m. sending police to the scene where officers did not have to do much canvassing before they found the wounded victim according to reports.

The victim suffered a gunshot injury to the side and was transported to University Hospital for treatment.

Police say male suspects wearing dark colored hoodies fled the scene in a Jeep Cherokee immediately after the shooting.

Avoid the area for the investigation.

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