By: Richard L. Smith

As Newark continues to grieve the tragic loss of a 10-year-old boy and a 21-year-old woman in Saturday’s violent shooting on Chancellor Avenue, rumors of arrests have quickly spread across social media, creating confusion in a community searching for answers.

RLS Media has spent the last day confirming information with law enforcement officials to give residents a clearer, fact-based picture of what is actually known at this hour.

Here is what we know:

The deadly shooting happened around 7 p.m. Saturday in the 300 block of Chancellor Avenue.

Five people were struck by gunfire during what investigators described as a violent and unprovoked attack.

Ten-year-old Jordan Garcia and 21-year-old Kiyah Mae Scott were rushed to University Hospital, where both were pronoun

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