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Gunfire Breaks Out at Sonic Restaurant in Newark's Central Ward

Newark

Police in Newark are investigating the motive behind a shots fired incident that erupted at a Sonic restaurant in the city's Central Ward on Monday evening.

Gunfire erupted in the vicinity of Court Street and Irvine Turner Boulevard at approximately 6:25 p.m. sending police to the scene where they immediately taped off the area after locating evidence that a shooting occurred. Units canvassing the parking lot and residential area did not find an injured victim.

One vehcle suffered damage after a bullet struck the car according to police.

The suspect responsible for the shooting remains at-large.

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