Police in Newark requested The Newark Fire Department to wash down a large amount of blood from the scene of a shooting that left a man seriously injured at a location in the city.
Multiple rounds of gunfire rang out in the vicinity of North 12th Street and 4th Avenue at approximately 11:25 p.m. sending police to the scene to investigate.
Officers arrived to find blood and shell casings, but police were not able to locate a victim according to reports.
The victim arrived at the hospital in a private vehicle suffering a gunshot wound to the upper torso.
The motive for the shooting remains under investigation.
There were no arrests reported.