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BREAKING: 13-Year-Old Boy Shot in Newark’s North Ward

Newark

NPD-1 aviation unit is over the scene of a shooting with a child injured in Newark’s North Ward at this time.   

According to police, about six male suspects jumped out of a vehicle are with guns in the area of 128 Wakeman Street and began to fire rounds at that location. 

Police said one of the eight bullets struck a 13-year-old boy in his leg. 

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The child was rushed to University Hospital in stable condition while ground police officers and NPD-1 searched for a White Danali. 

Police said bullets struck one parked vehicle at the scene, but there were no other injuries reported. 

The suspects fled the scene and remained at large.   

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