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Gunman Runs From Shooting Scene in Newark's South Ward

Newark

Police in Newark reported no injuries in a South Ward shots-fired incident on Wednesday night. 

Gunfire rang out in the single-digit block of Motley Place shortly before 9 p.m. prompting a police investigation. 

Officers arrived and found multiple shell casings and were told by witnesses that a black male suspect ran from the scene immediately after firing the gun at unknown targets. 

A ShotSpotter device alerted police of the shooting.

The suspect remains at large.