A shooting that occurred in Elizabeth sent a man to a Newark hospital overnight.
Police responded to reports of shots fired that rang out in the 1200 block of Magnolia Avenue where they arrived to find a male victim suffering a gunshot wound inside the chicken shack.
EMS rushed the victim to University Hospital in Newark for treatment of a gunshot wound to the chest.
Police set up a crime scene in the area where they searched for evidence to support a motive.
A male suspect was observed leaving the scene in a dark vehicle according to reports.