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Gunman Fires Over a Dozen Rounds in Newark Neighborhood

Newark

By: Richard L. Smith 

Police reported no injuries in a shots-fired incident in Newark Wednesday evening. 

It happened just before 7:55 p.m. in the vicinity of 739 South 10th Street. 

According to police, a ShotSpotter device registered over 18 rounds of gunfire in the community, prompting a police investigation. 

Units arrived and found shell casings, then placed hospitals on alert for potential walking gunshot victims in the region. 

A search of the community indicated no victims, but crime scene units were requested to assist in the investigation. 

The suspect fled the scene and remained at large. 

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