Police officials ordered a crime scene in a neighborhood in Newark's South Ward street as detective investigated a shots fired incident early Saturday morning.
According to preliminary reports, gunfire rang out in the vicinity of Chadwick Avenue and West Runyon Street at approximately 2:30 a.m. sending police to the scene where officers located just under a half dozen shell casings but a thorough search of the area indicated no victims.
Police officials requested a search of hospitals in the region for possible walk-in victims according to reports.
The motive for the shooting remains under investigation.