Police are investigating a shooting that occurred a short time ago in the city.
Reports of shots fired sent police to the 300 block North 7th Street at around 6:45 p.m.
Police located evidence of a shooting (including a blood trail) but no victim was immediately found. Several hospitals have been placed on alert for gunshot victims.
In a seperate incident, early morning gunfire rang out in the 100 block of Chadwick Avenue at around 1 a.m. rushing police to the scene where they located multiple shell casings but no victims.
A male victim suffering non-life threatening gunshot injuries walked into the University Hospital's emergency department reporting being shot on Chadwick Avenue shortly before arriving to hospital.
Police are investigating the South Ward shooting.
UPDATE 7:06 p.m. A male victim suffering a gunshot injury has entered Clara Maass. The vehicle that dropped the victim off reportedly left the hospital.
UPDATE 7:13 p.m Serious injuries reported