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Shell Casings Recovered After Gunfire Erupts in Newark's West Ward

Newark

Police officials in Newark's West Ward are on the search for a suspect wanted for a shots fired incident that occurred on a street in that section of the city Monday night.

According to police, gunfire rang out in the vicinity of 121 Smith Street at approximately 9:30 p.m. sending police to the scene after they received ShotSpotter activation alerts.

Units arrived at the scene found evidence that a shooting occurred, but after a search of the area, police did not locate a victim.

Officers searching the scene found several shell casings during their investigation according to police.

The motive for the shooting remains under investigation.

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