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Suspect Sought for Newark Central Ward Shooting

Newark

Police in Newark are looking for a suspect who fired a gun in Newark's Central Ward Thursday morning. 

According to a preliminary investigation, police were alerted of the shooting after a ShotSpotter device activated in the single-digit block of Jennie Court near South 12th Street. 

Officers arrived at the scene and found multiple shell casings, but no victims were located. 

The suspect fled the scene and remained at large. 

The motive for the shooting has not been determined. 

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