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Newark Police Investigate Early Morning Shooting

Newark

There is an active investigation into a shooting that sent one person to the hospital this morning in Newark.

Reports of shots fired sent police to the 100 block of South 6th Street at around 4 a.m. where a male victim was on the scene suffering a gunshot wound to the buttocks according to reports.

EMS transported the victim to University Hospital in stable condition.

Authorities believe that the incident was a result of an attempted robbery.

Two male suspects fled the scene immediately after the shooting.