Authorities in Newark are investigating a shooting that occurred earlier this afternoon in the city's Central Ward.
Police responded to reports of a person shot in the 500 block of Washington Street before 3 pm where first arriving units found the injured victim suffering a gunshot wound to the leg according to preliminary reports.
The victim reported to authorities that while riding his bike in the area of Court Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard, gunfire struck him.
The victim made his way to the Washington Street location where the police were contacted.
EMS transported the victim to University Hospital where his injuries were not reported as life threatening.
Police searched the area around the Oscar Miles complex, but it is not immediately clear if officers ever located a crime scene.
Newark Police officials have not confirmed the authenticity of the victim's report.