Police say there were no injuries reported in a shots-fired incident that occurred in a Newark North Ward neighborhood during the overnight hours.
According to police, at approximately midnight, gunfire rang out in the vicinity of 218 Mount Prospect street were first arriving officer secured the area after finding evidence that a shooting occurred.
Police say a gunman arrived in the area and began to firing several rounds at unknown targets before fleeing the scene.
Newark Major crimes detectives found at least two vehicles struck by bullets and other evidence, but a canvass of the area did not indicate any victims.
The motive for the shooting remains under investigation.