Detectives from the Newark Cease Fire unit are in the early stages of investigating a shooting that left a man fighting for his life this morning in a city hospital according to Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose.
Early morning gunfire erupted in the 300 block of Sanford Avenue rushing police units to the scene where they located the male victim reportedly suffering a gunshot wound to the chest.
EMS rushed the victim to University Hospital where according to Director Ambrose he was listed in critical condition.
There are no suspects or motives for the shooting Director Ambrose said.