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ShotSpotter Activation Alerts Newark Police of North Ward Shooting

Newark

Police in Newark are on the search for a suspect wanted for a shots fired incident that occurred on a street in the city's North Ward on Wednesday night.

According to police, a ShotSpotter activation alerted police of a shooting that occurred in the area of North 5th Street and 4th Avenue at approximately 10:35 p.m.

Several police units arrived at the scene found evidence that a shooting occurred, but after a search of the area, there were no injuries reported.

Police say a dark colored vehicle -possibly a Mercedes Benz- arrived in the area and fired about six rounds at an unknown target before speeding away from the scene.

The same vehicle led police on a brief pursuit after reports of gunfire rang out in the 800 block of South 19th Street at approximately 8:05 p.m.

Units arrived ay that location to investigate and observed a dark colored vehicle speeding from the scene. The suspects remain at-large.

Both incidents are under investigation.

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