A late evening Friday night shooting in Newark sent one person to the hospital and had police investigating.
The shooting happened near West Side Park on 16th Avenue and South 17th Street where reports of shots fired sent police to the scene at around 10:45 p.m.
Officers found a male victim struck by gunfire according to reports.
The victim was transported to University Hospital where Newark Police officials said the extent of the victim's injuries were non-fatal.
The Newark Police Department is handling the investigation.