Police in Newark are investigating a late night shooting that sent a male to the hospital suffering gunshot wounds.
According to preliminary reports, police responded to reports of shots fired that rang out in the vicinity of Garside Street and Park Avenue at around 11 p.m.
Upon officers arrival, they found the victim bleeding after suffering life threatening gunshot wounds to the head and leg at that location.
EMS transported the victim to University Hospital where authorities had a difficult time getting the victim to cooperate.
The motive for the shooting remains under investigation.
UPDATED 1:52p.m. Life Threatening injuries