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Gunfire Erupts Injuring Several in Elizabeth

Elizabeth

Police are investigating a late night shooting that sent three people - two men (31 and 22) and a 47-year-old woman - to the hospital with injuries.

Police responded to the area of Jackson Avenue and Julia Street shortly before 11 p.m. for a report of a shooting.

Arriving police, EMS, and firefighters located two men and a woman wounded on the steps of a Julia Street home. Initial reports indicated a fourth person at the house had been shot but it was later determined that he was intoxicated and not wounded.

The three victims - all city residents -were taken to University Hospital in Newark, where they are all currently listed in stable condition.

According to witnesses, a group of possibly three men or more stopped in front of the house, pulled out a gun and began shooting.

Police established a crime scene and are actively investigating the shooting.