Police and detectives are on the scene of shots fired at a housing complex in Newark's North Ward at this time.
The incident happened in the 30's block of Hawthorne Lane, just after 2 p.m., when gunfire rang out sending police to the scene where they found evidence that a shooting occurred but a search near the courtyard of Building 5 indicated no victims.
Police placed area hospitals on notice for possible walk-in victims but the nearest hospital -Clara Maass- came back negative for victims.
Authorities are trying to determine if the shooting is connected to a physical altercation that occurred shortly before.
The investigation remains active and ongoing.