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Gunfire Erupts in Newark's North Ward; Property Damage

Newark

Police in Newark are on the search for a suspect wanted for a shots fired incident that caused property damage in the city's North Ward on Tuesday evening.

According to preliminary reports, the incident happened at approximately 8 p.m. where the driver of a car arrived at the Lincoln Avenue police precinct and told police that his Dodge Durango was struck by bullets while in the single digit block of Mount Prospect Avenue.

Police units arrived at the Mount Prospect location and immediately taped off the vicinity after locating evidence that a shooting occurred, but after a search of the area, there were no injured victims found according to reports.

Police say the vehicle was struck twice by bullets, but no one inside was injured.

The motive for the shooting remains under investigation.

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