A male gunshot victim is recovering in the hospital after a shooting incident in Newark's West Ward overnight.
Officials at University Hospital notified police when a gunshot victim entered the emergency room suffering wounds before 11:30 p.m.
Police learned that the victim was shot in the 14th Avenue and 16th Street area before going to the medical center.
Officers checked the area for evidence and other possible victims, but no injuries were found at the scene.
The motive for the shooting is under investigation, and no arrests were reported,