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Man Struck by Gunfire in Newark’s Vailsburg Section

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By: Richard L. Smith 

Police in Newark are investigating a broad-daylight shooting in the city’s Vailsburg section Tuesday morning. 

A preliminary investigation indicated that before 10 am, officials at University Hospital notified police when a male entered the emergency room suffering multiple gunshot wounds. 

Police arrived at the medical center and spoke to the victim, who claimed that someone approached and shot him on South Orange Avenue in the Vailsburg section. 

Officers canvassing that portion of the West Ward and found a crime scene in the 800 block of South Orange Avenue.

The victim is reportedly in stable condition. 

 

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