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Newark Shooting Under Investigation

Newark

Police in Newark are investigating a shooting that happened in the city Friday evening.

Reports of shots fired sent police to the 500 block of South 18th Street at around 5:30 p.m.

Officers arrived to find a male victim suffering a non-life threatening gunshot wound to the leg according to reports.

The victim was transported to University Hospital where his injuries were not reported as life threatening.

A motive for the shooting has not been determined.

There were no arrests reported.