Police in Newark are investigating the motive behind a shooting that caused property damaged in a section of the city's South Ward Friday afternoon.
According to a preliminary investigation, at approximately 12:50 p.m., police responded to reports of shots fired in the vicinity of 860 South 18th Street.
According to a preliminary investigation, when officers arrived and canvassed the area, they focused their attention on a building where units found a bullet hole in the ceiling of an apartment.
Police say there were no injuries, the suspect fled the scene and no weapons were found.
The motive for the shooting remains under investigation.