There is a crime scene established in a neighborhood in the city's North Ward as police investigate a shooting that involved a police officer this evening.
Details are continuing to develop, but according to preliminary reports, the incident happened at around 8:40 p.m. in the 40's block of Broadway where police opened fire on a vehicle occupied by a suspect who reportedly assaulted a Newark Police Sergeant then sped away from the scene in the car. The sergeant fired a shot at the suspect during the incident police said.
Police are looking for a black male suspect last seen wearing a red shirt and a leather jacket. The suspect reportedly fled the scene in a black vehicle.
Several area hospitals are being placed on alert for the suspect who was possibly struck by gunfire.
There were no physical injuries to police officers.
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