There were no immediate reports of injuries reported in a shooting that had police on the border of East Orange and Newark.
Early morning reports of shots fired had officers from Newark and East Orange in the vicinity of South Ward Place shortly before 2 a.m. where authorities searched the area for evidence and possible victims.
Police did find evidence that a shooting had occurred prompting them to set up a crime scene.
Newark Police turned the incident over to East Orange authorities for the investigation reports said.