Police are on the scene of a shooting with two people down at this time in the city's North Ward.
Gunfire rang out in the 500 block of North 7th Street at around 6:15 a.m. sending a large police response to the area where two males were shot.
An on the scene investigation had several police officers reportedly firing their weapons at several suspects who were involved in an unidentified crime at that location..
Police are looking for one other suspect, who is being reported as a black male wearing a grey hoodie, who ran from the scene.
The condition of the victims have not been released.
The Essex County Prosecutors Office have been called to the scene. There are no injured officers.
There is a large crime scene in the area.
**UPDATED INFO 6:48 The injured are now being reported as TWO fatalities.**
Avoid the area for the investigation.