An early afternoon shooting that occurred in a Newark neighborhood has a man fighting for his life after a gunman fired a shot that struck the man in the face.
The incident happened in the vicinity of 7th and Roseville avenues, shortly after 12:30 p.m., where police responded to reports of shots fired.
Units arriving at the scene found a male victim suffering gunshot injuries to the mouth according to police.
EMS transported the victim to University Hospital in critical but stable condition.
Police recovered several shell casings at the scene, but a search of the area for the suspect was negative.
The motive for the shooting is under investigation.