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.