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Elizabeth Police Investigating Report of Shots Fired

Elizabeth

Police are investigating reports of shots fired that happened in a neighborhood in Elizabeth overnight.

At around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, police responded to Jefferson Avenue near Alina Street for a report of shots fired.

Units arriving to the scene ensued a brief foot pursuit where they took a male suspect into custody.

During a search of the scene, police recoverd a gun that was believed to have been fired in the area a short time before they arrived.

According to authorities, it is unclear what sparked the shooting.

Elizabeth Police are investigating.

In a later unrelated incident, police took a male suspect into custody in the 1200 block of Waverly Place at around 9:45 p.m. after reports came into headquarters that a man was in the area and in possession of a weapon.

Authorities located the suspects where they placed him under arrest without incident.