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Male Struck by Gunfire in Newark's North Ward

Newark

Police in Newark are looking into burglary as a motive for a shots-fired incident connected on a male victim on Sunday.

The early morning shooting happened around 5:25 a.m. in the vicinity of 46 Oriental Street.

Police responded to the scene and found a male suffering two non-fatal gunshot wounds in his arm at that location.

According to police, the victim was transported to University Hospital for treatment while detectives investigated at the shooting scene.

Police have not released details of the burglary turned shooting at this time. 

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