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BREAKING: Man Shot in His Head in Newark’s West Ward

Newark

By: Richard  L. Smith 

EMS units are being requested to rush to the scene of a shooting with a male victim severely injured in the city’s West Ward. 

Police responded to reports of shots fired in the 300 block of South 6th Street around 3:40 p.m. 

When officers arrived, they found a male victim suffering a bullet wound to his head at that location. 

Shooting

Police have the area taped off for the active and ongoing investigation.

Schools and daycare centers in the area were forced back into the schools during dismissal and placed on lockdown. 

The victim is reportedly in critical condition. 

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