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Gunmen Fire Multiple Shots in Newark South Ward Neighborhood

Newark

Police checked area hospitals for possible gunshot victims after shooters fired multiple shots in a South Ward neighborhood on Wednesday night. 

According to police, gunfire rang out in the vicinity of 246 Shephard Avenue around 8:50 p.m. 

When officers arrived at the scene, they found about a dozen shell casings, but no victims were found after officers canvassed the scene. 

Police said bullets struck an unoccupied vehicle at that location. 

The incident remains under investigation.