There is an active and ongoing investigation underway into a shooting that in an Essex County community this afternoon.
According to a preliminary investigation, police responded to reports of shots fired that rang out in the 100 block of Halstead Street just before 12:35 p.m.
Police arrived at the scene and determined that two vehicles exchanged gunfire in the area then sped into neighboring East Orange. Police also recovered multiple shell casings in the 100 block of Telford/Smith Street during their canvas of several blocks.
A male victim was found in the area of suffering a gunshot wound near Tremont and South Clinton, according to reports. His condition has only been reported as serious.
The motive for the shooting is under investigation.
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