Police in Elizabeth are investigating a shots fired incident that occurred at a location in the city early Monday morning.
According to preliminary reports, police were called to the vicinity of North Broad and Chestnut before 2 a.m. when they received reports of shots fired at that location.
Police arrived at the scene and began to tape off the area after they located about a dozen shell casings according to reports.
Officers searched the area for victims, but it is not clear if any victims were ever located.
The motive for the shooting remains under investigation as police search for the suspect responsible for firing the shots.