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Newark East Ward Shooting Injures One

Newark

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.

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