Police setup a crime scene that had the areas of Martin Luther King Boulevard, Crane Street, and Summer Avenue blocked off after a shooting left one person hospitalized last night in Newark.
According to preliminary reports, gunfire erupted in the area before 10:30 p.m. sending police to the scene where they found a male victim struck by gunfire at that location.
The victim was transported to University hospital where city officials expect the victim to be treated then released.
The motive for the shooting is under investigation.
There were no other injuries reported.