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Newark Hospital Walk-in Gunshot Victim Injured on Bergen Street in Newark

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Authorities in Newark are investigating a shots-fired incident that injured a person in the city's Central Ward overnight. 

Shortly before 10:30 p.m., police responded to reports of shots fired near the intersection of Bergen and Winans Avenue. 

Officers arrived and found shell casings, but a search of the neighborhood indicated no victims. 

While officers canvassed the scene, hospital officials notified police when a male gunshot victim entered the emergency department suffering gunshot wounds. 

Police believe the victim was shot at the Bergen Street crime scene. 

The motive for the shooting is under investigation.  

 

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