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Newark Police Investigate Shooting that Injured Three in Newark

Newark

An overnight shooting in Newark hospitalized three people has authorities searching for the gunman.

Reports of shots fired sent police to the 20's block of Duryea Street at around 1 a.m. where officers located a male victim suffering a gunshot wound to the leg at that location.

EMS rushed the victim to University Hospital where he was listed in stable condition according to reports.

Authorities were called to the hospital a short time later for a male victim suffering a gunshot wound who stated to authorities that he suffered his injury at the Duryea crime scene before arriving at the hospital.

Police located the final victim suffering a gunshot wound to the leg.

None of the injuries are immediately reported as life threatening.

The motive for the shooting is under investigation.

Police are reporting no arrests at this time.