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Two Victims Found Shot on Fairmount Avenue in Newark

Newark

Police found two gunshot victims on Fairmount Avenue in Newark this evening. 

Officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation that alerted police of gunfire near 15th Avenue around 6:50 p.m. 

Units arrived and found the first victim suffering gunshot wounds. They continued to search the area and located the second individual who was rushed to Univerity Hospital in a police car. 

Police say the suspect fired nearly a dozen rounds in the victims’ direction before fleeing the scene. 

The motive for the shooting is under investigation. 

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