A shooting that occurred in Newark's South Ward has a man suffering severe injuries at a Newark hospital this evening.
Officials at the University Hospital contacted police at around 4 p.m. when a male victim suffering a gunshot wound to the back arrived by private vehicle at the hospital's emergency department.
Police searched the area of Peshine Avenue between Clinton and Madison avenues (Mildred Helms Place) where officers located a crime scene.
The man is in his early 20'sand currently in serious but stable condition according to reports.
The motive for the shooting is under investigation.
There were no arrests reported.