A man transported by a private vehicle overnight to a Newark hospital suffering a gunshot injury has police investigating.
Officials at University Hospital contacted police when a male victim entered the emergency department suffering a non-life threatening gunshot wound to the hand.
The victim reported to police that his injury happened in the area of Bloomfield Avenue and North 3rd Street shortly before he arrived at the hospital.
Police set up a crime scene at that location and searched the 200 block of 2nd Avenue for evidence to support the incident.
The investigation is active and ongoing.
There were no immediate reports of arrests made.