Police in Newark's East Ward are investigating a shooting that sent a male to the hospital during the overnight hour.
Gunfire rang out in the teens block of Riverview Court before 9:10 p.m. sending police to the scene where they arrived to find the unidentified victim suffering a gunshot wound according to reports.
The responsive and alert victim was transported to University Hospital where doctors began treatment of non-fatal injuries.
The motive for the shooting remains under investigation.
There were no other injuries reported.