Police in Newark are on the search for a suspect who is wanted for a shots-fired incident that occurred in a section of the city's Central Ward on Thursday night.
Authorities said at approximately 7:50 p.m., Police responded to reports of shots fired near 185 Broome Street.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found shell casings and a man who told them that a masked suspect approached armed with a gun and began to fire rounds in his direction.
Police say bullets did not strike the victim and the suspects ran from the scene.
Officers searched the area for a black male who wore a white T-shirt and grey sweat pants, but no arrests were reported.
The incident is under investigation.