A violent shooting incident that occurred in a Newark neighborhood sent a male to the hospital this afternoon.
Police responded to reports of shots fired that rang out in the in the 400 block of South 14th Street at approximately 2 p.m.
Officers arrived at the scene to find a male victim suffering gunshot wounds at that location according to preliminary reports.
EMS rushed the victim to University Hospital where he suffered gunshot wounds to the leg and buttocks.
Police canvassed the scene and found just under a dozen bullets.
The motive for the shooting remains under investigation.