There were no fatal injuries immediately reported in a shooting that occurred near a restaurant in Newark's West Ward on Wednesday night.
Gunfire erupted near the Dunkin Donuts located in the vicinity of South Orange Avenue and Grand Avenue before 9:30 p.m. sending police rushing to the scene where they arrived to find a crime scene at that location.
There were no injured victims at the Dunkin Donuts but customers attempting to enter the establishment scrambled for cover after a shooter/s fired off several rounds in the area.
The Essex County Prosecutor's Office could not confirm fatal injuries for the victim who was transported to University Hospital for treatment.
The motive for the shooting remains under investigation.