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Gunfire Rang Out in East Orange Carjacking Incident

East Orange

East Orange Police are investigating a shots-fired incident that resulted from a carjacking in a section of the city Thursday night. 

According to a preliminary investigation, just before 9 p.m., police responded to reports of shots fired that rang out in the vicinity of Springdale Avenue and Midland Avenue. 

When officers arrived, they were told that suspects fired shots during a carjacking that occurred at that location. 

Police are looking for a black 2009 BMW and a white 4-door Nissan Maxima occupied by suspects who immediately sped away from the scene after the carjacking. 

There were no severe injuries reported. 

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