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Overnight Gunfire in Elizabeth Strikes One Victim

Elizabeth

Police in Elizabeth reported injuries in a shots-fired incident that connected on a person in a section of the city on Friday evening. 

In a preliminary investigation, police responded to reports of shots fire that rang out in the single-digit block of Oakwood Place around 10:50 p.m. 

According to reports, when officers arrived at the scene, they found the unidentified person suffering bullet wounds.

The victim was rushed to an area hospital for treatment while police collected over a half dozen shell casings in the area. After an extensive search of the neighborhood, there were no other victims found. 

The motive for the shootings under investigation and there were no arrests reported.

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