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DEVELOPING: Female Shot on Seymour Avenue in Newark

Newark

Police detained two potential suspects who allegedly fired multiple shots on a street in Newark’s South Ward that injured a female this evening. 

Newark officers responded to reports of shots fired in the area of 196 Seymour Avenue around 6:37 p.m. 

When cops arrived, they found multiple shell casings and a female struck in her lower leg. 

She was rushed to University Hospital in stable condition and is expected to survive. 

Police engaged in a pursuit where they captured the alleged shooters in the vicinity of West Runyon and Seymour. 

No other injuries have been reported and the motive for the shooting is under investigation.