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Shell Casings Recovered in Newark South 16th Street Shooting

Newark

By: Jeff Sommes 

Police in Newark are looking for a suspect wanted for a shooting in the city's South Ward Thursday night. 

It happened around 7:55 p.m. near 850 South 16th Street. 

Officers found several shell casings, but no injuries were reported after cops canvassed the scene. 

A ShotSpotter device was activated in the neighborhood, alerting officers of the shooting. 

The suspect reportedly fled the scene on foot. 

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