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Newark South Ward Shooting Injured Male

Newark

One person suffered non-fatal injuries in Newark's South Ward overnight shooting incident. 

A ShotSpotter device activated and alerted police of shots fired in the 800 block of South 10th Street around 10 p.m. 

Several officers arrived at the scene and found a male suffering gunshot wounds at that location. 

The injured was transported to University Hospital for treatment and is expected to recover. 

This incident was the third person shot in Newark in less than an 8-hour time frame. 

Police reported no arrests in any of the incidents, and the motives have not been determined.

The shootings do not appear to be connected at this time. 

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