Authorities in Newark are investigating a shooting that occurred overnight in the city's East Ward that left a male victim seriously injured.
Police and EMS rushed to the single digit block of Hawkins Street at around 3 a.m. after receiving reports of shot fired.
First responders arriving to the scene found the victim suffering a gunshot wound to the chest, reportedly inside an apartment. The man was rushed to University Hospital where his condition is unknown as of this morning.
Police thoroughly searched the entire building where they reportedly found that bullets had penetrated a second apartment, but no injuries were reported.
The shooting is under investigation by the Newark Police Department.