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Gunfire Erupts on Fairmount Avenue in Newark; Property Damage

Newark

By: Richard L. Smith 

Police reported property damage at the scene of a shooting in Newark Monday morning. 

Officers responded to reports of shots fired near 395 Fairmount Avenue at approximately 1 a.m. 

Several units arrived at the scene and requested hospitals in the region checked for potential walk-in gunshot victims. 

Officers canvassing the scene found shell casings and an unoccupied car struck by bullets. 

The suspect fled the scene and remains at large. 

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