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Newark South Ward Gunfire Strikes Car, House

Newark

By: Tracie Carter 

Police reported property damage in a shots-fired incident in Newark's South Ward Saturday. 

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The broad-daylight shooting happened around 4 p.m. in the vicinity of 161 Hillside Avenue. 

According to a preliminary investigation, a ShotSpotter device alerted police to several rounds of gunfire in the South Ward neighborhood. 

When cops arrived to investigate, they found several shell casings on the ground. 

A further search of the area revealed a house and a car damaged by stray bullets, but no injuries were reported. 

The suspect fled the scene and no arrests have been reported. 

The incident remains under investigation. 

 

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