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Police Investigate Early Morning Shooting in Newark's South Ward

Newark

An early Saturday morning shots fired incident has police in Newark on the search for a gunman responsible for the shooting.

Police responded to a ShotSpotter activation that alerted authorities of possible gunfire eruption in the vicinity of 246 Nye Avenue just before 4:55 a.m.

According to police, units arrived at the scene found just under a half dozen shell casings but during their search of the area, no victims were found.

The motive for the shooting remains under investigation.

No arrests have been made.