Police in Newark checked the 200 block of Lyons Avenue for a crime scene after a male victim reportedly self-transported to a Newark South Ward Hospital.
According to preliminary reports, police were called to the Beth Israel Hospital at around 12:20 a.m. Sunday morning after the victim arrived at the hospital suffering an apparent non-life threatening gunshot injury.
A ShotsSpotter activation had police in the area searching for evidence and possible victims prior to the male arriving at the hospital.
The motive for the shooting is under investigation.