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Gunman Shoots Man in the Stomach in Newark's Ironbound Section

Newark

Police in Newark are investigating an early morning shooting that injured a man in Newark's East Ward Sunday. 

A ShotSpotter device activated in the vicinity of 9 Horatio Court, prompting a police investigation just before 4 a.m. 

Units arrived and found the victim near 6 Horatio Court suffering a bullet wound in his stomach at that location. 

When police arrived at the scene, they were informed that two males were heard in a heated argument just before gunfire rang out in that neighborhood.

The suspect fired multiple rounds at the victim. 

The victim's condition has not been reported as life-threatening as of 4:25 a.m. EMS transported the injured to University Hospital for treatment. 

The suspect left the scene and is at large. 

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