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UPDATE: Gunmen Shoot Three Men in East Orange

East Orange

East Orange Police are looking for three suspects wanted for a shooting that injured three men Thursday evening. 

According to East Orange Police, at approximately 5:44 pm on September 14, police received a call of shots fired in the area of North 18th Street and Eaton Place.

Police said the caller stated that several men in a white 4-door BMW pulled up to 45 North 18th Street and fired several shots at three men before pulling off.

According to police, one man was struck in the chest, and two were hit in the lower extremities.

All three victims were treated at University Hospital.

Police say one was released that evening, while the other two were held for observation.

The suspects remain at large.

If anyone has further information on this incident, please call the EOPD Tips Line at 1-800-266-5041.

CORRECTION: A recent article stated that police were looking for “students” in this recent shooting. The information is indeed non-factual and was not released by East Orange Police. This was an error from our information center. Police are looking for suspects but ages were not released. 

 

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