By: Jeff Sommes
Newark police are investigating a shooting Tuesday morning that left a man hospitalized after an altercation in the city’s South Ward.
According to Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda, officers responded to the 800 block of Bergen Street at approximately 11:46 a.m. on November 3, following reports of gunfire.
Arriving officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to University Hospital, where he was reportedly listed in stable condition.
Authorities said the victim was involved in an altercation with a man he knew before the shooting.
Witnesses told RLS Media that the alleged shooter was the victim’s son.
The suspect fled the scene, leaving behind a handgun that police subsequently recovered.
The shooting remains under investigation.