Police are continuing to investigate a shooting that occurred in Newark's Ward on Wednesday evening.
It happened in the vicinity of 612 Sanford Avenue, where residents dialed 911 after hearing about five rounds of gunfire near their homes.
Police arrived and set up a crime scene near the 18th and Sanford avenues intersection after finding the victim suffering bullet wounds.
The injured was rushed to University Hospital in serious but stable condition.
Police say the suspect fled the scene and has not been captured.
The motive for the attack is under investigation.