Police in Newark are investgiating a shooting that injured a male on a street in the city's West Ward on Tuesday night.
According to preliminary reports, multiple rounds of gunfire erupted in the vicinity of 106 Smith Street at approximately 10:10 p.m. sending police to the scene where they found evidence that a shooting occurred but after a search of the area, no victim was found.
Witnesses told police at the scene that a male gunshot victim was transported by private vehicle to an area hospital.
Officers finally found the male suffering a gunshot wound to the arm that they reported as non-life threatening.
The motive for the shooting remains under investigation.