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Gunfire Strikes Male in the Face in Newark

Newark

Newark Police officials are looking into a shots-fired incident that had a male injured at a location in the city on Tuesday morning.

According to preliminary reports, gunfire rang out in the vicinity of 123 South 8th Street at around 12:35 a.m. where police units arrived to find a male suffering a bullet wound to the face at that location.

Police say EMS transported the victim to University Hospital where doctors treated then listed the injured in stable condition.

Officers canvased the scene for additional victims and possible suspects responsible for the shooting.

There were no other injuries reported and the investigation remains active and ongoing.

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