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UPDATE: Triple Shooting Under Investigation in East Orange

East Orange

By: Richard L. Smith 

East Orange Police officials are looking for suspects responsible for a shooting incident that injured three victims Tuesday afternoon.   

A preliminary investigation revealed that at approximately 3:01 p.m., East Orange Police responded to reports of shots fired near 455 Park Avenue.

East Orange officials said units arrived and found two men and a female suffering non-life threatening bullet wounds after a vehicle pulled up to the location and a gunman began firing from the car.   

The driver sped away from the scene and remained at large.   

Police said the victims were taken to University  Hospital in Newark for treatment and will recover.   

The investigation remains active and ongoing. 

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