An early afternoon shooting that occurred in Newark's South Ward sent one person to the hospital and police investigating.
The shooting happened in the 800 block of Hunterdon Street at around 2:30 p.m. sending police to the scene where they arrived to find the victim struck by gunfire at that location.
EMS rushed the victim to University Hospital where the extent of their injuries have not been reported as life threatening.
Police setup a crime scene where they searched for evidence to support a motive for the shooting.
Thre are no reports of arrests.