Police are investigating a shooting that happened in the city's West Ward injuring a man this evening.
Officials at The University Hospital contacted authorities when a male victim walked into the hospital suffering injury from gunfire at around 7:30 p.m.
The victim reported to authorities that the shooting happened on Stuyvesant Avneue in Newark's West Ward.
Police searching the area located a crime scene in the 70's block of Valley Street Street.
The victim's injuries has not been reported as life threatening at this time.
An investigation is underway.
ON ANOTHER NOTE: Homicide investigators spent the early evening hours at the New Hope Village located on Norfolk Street for what residents said a female victim was found dead at that location. We are awaiting further information regarding this potential murder investigation from the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. We we get it, we will bring it to you.