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Gunfire Strikes Two Victims in Plainfield

Plainfield

Union County authoritites are on the search for a suspect who fired shots in a Plainfield neighborhood that struck two victims Friday night. 

A ShotSpotter device alerted police of just under a dozen rounds of gunfire that erupted in the 900 block of West 3rd Street shortly before 9 p.m. 

Officers arrived at the scene and found two victims suffering gunshot wounds after a gunman fired about 11 rounds of bullets in their direction. 

The injured were transported to the hospital for treatment while police searched the crime scene for additional victims and a possible suspect. 

No arrests were reported and the motive for the shooting is under investigation. 

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