By: Jeff Sommes
Police in Newark are investigating a shots fired incident reported in the city’s North Ward early Monday morning.
According to preliminary information, the incident occurred around 1:15 a.m. when a ShotSpotter device alerted officers to possible gunfire in the 500 block of Ridge Street. 
Residents in the area reported hearing a single shot, but they did not observe any suspects in the vicinity and no arrests were made at the scene.
The incident remains under active investigation.