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DEVELOPING NEWARK NJ: South Ward Shooting Leaves Man Critical

Newark

A shooting that occurred this evening in Newark's South Ward sent a man to the hospital in critical condition.

Police responded to reports of shots fired that rang out in the 100 block of Hawthorne Avenue before 4 p.m. where officers found the victim upon their arrival.

The victim was rushed to University Hospital where he remains in critical condition at this time according to police offcials.

The motive for the shooting is under investigation.

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