By: Jeff Sommes

Authorities are investigating a Friday afternoon shooting in Newark’s South Ward after gunfire erupted in a neighborhood, officials said.

According to preliminary information, the incident occurred around 4:10 p.m. near the intersection of Chancellor Avenue and Leslie Street.

Responding officers found shell casings at the scene, confirming that a shooting had taken place.

The Newark Police Crime Scene Unit was called to assist in the investigation.

A thorough search of the area revealed no victims, but police requested that local hospitals remain on alert for possible walk-in gunshot patients.

The suspect fled the scene before officers arrived, and no arrests have been reported.

The motive for the shooting remains under investigation.

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