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Gunfire Erupts Newark I-78 Ramp in Newark's South Ward

Newark

By: Richard L. Smith 

NJ State Police officials were notified of a shooting at an interstate entrance in Newark's South Ward on Monday morning. 

Newark Police units responded to reports of shots fired near 452 Lyons Avenue shortly before 4 a.m. 

Officers arrived and found shell casings on the entrance ramp of I-78, but a search for victims on or around the highway returned negative. 

Police say a ShotSpotter alerted them of the shooting, and the suspect fled the scene. 

The motive for the encounter is under investigation. 

 

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