Police setup a crime scene in the 800 block of Clinton Avenue after a late night shooting injured a man at that location.
Reports of shots fired sent police to the scene shortly before 9:30 p.m. where units found a male victim struck by gunfire near Fabyan Place according to authorities.
The victim was transported to University Hospital in Newark where his injuries were only reported as serious at the time of his arrival.
Police searched the area for evidence in an attempt to piece together a motive for the shooting.
There were no other injuries reported according to authorities.
The shooting was among several instances of gunfire that rang out in different locations around the city through the night.