By: Jeff Sommes
A search is underway for a suspect who fired a weapon in a Newark neighborhood and then fled the scene in a vehicle Monday night.
A ShotSpotter device was activated in the vicinity of 257 Sussex Avenue around 10 p.m., prompting a police investigation for a possible shooting.
Units arrived at the scene and found a shell casing, but no gunshot victims were located after searching the neighborhood.
Police believe that the shooter fired a weapon the fled the scene in a white or light-colored BMW.
The suspect remains at large.