A female victim struck by gunfire early this morning after reportedly leaving an event at a Masonic Lodge in Newark has authorities investigating.
Reports of shots fired sent police to the 100 block of Irvine Turner Boulevard shortly before 5 a.m. where police focused their attention to the parking lot of Prince Hall according to reports.
Officers arrived to the find the female victim suffering a gunshot wound to the ankle inside the parking lot and was rushed to University Hospital where she was expected to survive.
Police setup a crime scene in the area where they searched to find a possible suspect.
The motive for the shooting is under investigation.