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Man Found Shot in the Leg on 18th Street in Newark

Newark

Police are reporting non-life-threatening injuries for a male found suffering gunshot wounds in Newark's West Ward early on Tuesday morning.

According to police, at approximately 4:39 a.m., officers responded to reports of shots fired near the intersection of South 18th Street and 18th Avenue.

Upon arrival, police found a male victim suffering a bullet wound in his leg.

Police say that the victim as transported to University Hospital and he is expected to make a full recovery.

The gunman fled the scene and remains at-large.