A shooting near a school in Newark has police on the scene at this time.
Reports of shots fired that rang out in the 200 block of South 8th Street shortly before 1:45 p.m. sent police to the scene where a male victim was found at that location injured by gunfire.
The shooting happened near the 13th Ave. school where witnesses said kids were outside on recess.
The victim was transported to University Hospital in an unknown condition.
A crime scene has been established and an investigation is underway. There were no injuries to students.
Developing