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Male Shot in the Leg Inside Store on Avon Avenue in Newark

Newark

Police are reporting non-fatal injuries for a male found shot inside a store in Newark this evening. 

Just before 5:30 p.m., a ShotSpotter device detected gunfire in the vicinity of 424 Avon Avenue. 

Officers arrived and found a male victim suffering a bullet wound in his leg inside a nearby bodega. 

The victim was transported to University Hospital for treatment and is expected to recover. 

Police have not announced an arrest in the shooting at this time. 

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