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NPD-1 Assists in Search for Shooting Suspect in Newark Vailsburg Section Shooting; Injuries

Newark

Police are looking for a shooting responsible for firing shots in the Vailsburg section of Newark Saturday. 

Gunfire erupted in the area of 14 Alexander Street, prompting a police investigation around 8:45 p.m. 

Units arrived and found a person suffering a bullet wound in his leg at that location. 

Witnesses told officers canvassing the area for additional victims that a second person left the scene in a private vehicle suffering gunshot wounds. 

NPD-1 helicopter assists police on the ground search for suspects who reportedly fled the scene immediately after the shooting. 

Police reported no arrests in the shooting. 

 

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