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Suspects Sought for Firing Shots in Newark's West Ward

Newark

Newark Police are on the search for suspects wanted for a shots-fired incident in the city's West Ward Sunday night. 

At approximately 8 p.m., a ShotSpotter device activated near 170 Littleton Avenue. 

Officers arrived at the scene and found multiple shell casings, but after police searched the scene, no victims were located. 

Police began a search for a dark-colored Toyota Corolla that was last observed fleeing the scene immediately after the shooting. 

The vehicle has a reported NJ license plate number, "M67-PZN". 

The motive for the shooting is under investigation.