Police recovered shell casings at the scene of a shots-fired incident in Newark's lower West Ward on Wednesday morning.
A ShotSpotter device activated and alerted police of shots fired in the vicinity of 152 Littleton Avenue around 3:35 a.m.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found evidence that a shooting occurred near the KIPP Newark Collegiate Academy.
While searching the neighborhood, police did not report injuries from the shooting.
The suspect fled the scene and is at large.
Police have reached out to hospitals in the region for potential walk-in victims.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story erroneously stated that the shooting occurred near the People’s Prep Charter School. The incident actually took place near KIPP Newark Collegiate Academly. We apologize for the confusion.