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Shooting on South 12th Street in Newark Under Investigation

Newark

Newark Police were on the scene of a shooting in a section of the city on Tuesday. 

According to a preliminary investigation, an armed suspect arrived in a section of South 12th Street and 15th Avenue and began firing at unknown targets around 8 p.m.

Police arrived at the scene and located multiple shell casings near 408 South 12th Street, but officers did not find a victim. 

Officers taped off areas around the intersection for the investigation and credited a ShotSpotter Device for detecting the shooting incident. 

The motive for the shooting has not been determined.