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Suspects Occupying Maserati Fires Multiple Shots on Street in Newark's South Ward

Newark

There is a search for suspects who occupied a vehicle that sped through a section a Newark's South Ward firing multiple rounds at a man on Saturday evening.

According to police, residents in the area South 15th Street and Madison Avenue ducked for cover after suspects inside a black Maserati drove through the neighborhood chasing a man while firing shots at him repeatedly.

Police officials said they received a ShotSpotter activation that alerted them to the shooting just before 8:30 p.m.

When officers arrived, they found shell casings, but after searching the neighborhood, there were no victims located.

Police say the suspected vehicle was observed by officers driving recklessly away from the scene at a high rate of speed eastbound on Nye Avenue.

The suspects remain at-large.

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