There are life-threatening injuries reported for a Newark West Ward shooting victim at this time.
Police have a crime scene established in the vicinity of South Orange Avenue and South 12th Street as they search for evidence to support a motive for a double shooting after a gunman opened fire on the victims at around 8:20 p.m. leaving one male fighting for his life.
Both victims are en route to University Hospital for treatment.
According to preliminary reports, one of the victims is suffering a gunshot wound to the hand while the other victim was struck multiple times.
The incident is developing so please avoid the area for the investigation.
**UPDATE 9:09 p.m. This is a homicide investigation at this time.**
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