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Gunfire Erupts in Newark’s Central Ward

Newark

By: Richard L. Smith 

Police in Newark are looking for an armed suspect who ran from the scene of a shooting this afternoon in the city’s Central Ward. 

Gunfire erupted in the vicinity of 234 Prince Street around 1:17 p.m. prompting a police investigation. 

Officers arrived and found multiple shell casings near the intersection of Spruce Street. 

Police believe the black male suspect fled on foot wearing a green hoodie. 

The motive for the shooting is under investigation. 

At approximately 1:45 p.m., one person entered University Hospital suffering bullet wounds. 

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