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Male Found Shot in Apartment in Elizabeth

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Police reported no arrests in a shooting incident in the city on Wednesday evening. 

Officers responded to reports of an injured person at 470 Jefferson Avenue shortly before 7:25 p.m. 

Upon arrival, police found a male suffering a non-life-threatening bullet wound in his leg on the second floor of a five-story building. 

The victim was transported to University Hospital in Newark for treatment and listed in stable condition. 

Police set up a perimeter around the building to search for a possible shooter, but no arrests were immediately reported. 

The motive for the shooting is under investigation. 

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