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Male Injured in Newark West Ward Shooting

Newark

Police in Newark are on the search for a suspect wanted for a shooting that injured a male on a street in the city's West Ward.

According to reports, the incident happened at approximately 10:20 p.m. where police responded to reports of shots fired in the vicinity of South Orange Avenue and South 16th Street.

Police say units arrived and found a male victim suffering two bullet wounds at that location.

EMS transported the victim to University Hospital in stable condition according to reports.

The suspect remains at-large.