The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is headed to the scene of a shooting that has three people wounded with one of the victims dead at this time in downtown Newark.
Details are swiftly developing but according to preliminary reports, multiple rounds of gunfire rang out near Lincoln Park at approximately 4:45 p.m. sending scores of police officers to the scene where they arrived to find two victims suffering bullet wounds.
One of the victims was pronounced dead at the scene while EMS rushed the second victim to University Hospital for treatment.
While police investigated at the scene, a third victim was dropped off by private vehicle to University Hospital suffering gunshot injuries.
Police believe that this victim was shot in the 1000 block of Broad Street as well.
There is a large crime scene established and a portion of Broad Street closed off for the investigation.
A black Honda Accord occupied suspects reportedly committed the shooting and were last seen speeding towards McCarter Highway.
You are going to want to avoid the area for the investigation.
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