A teenager was hospitalized after being shot near the Rutgers-Newark University campus on Saturday night.

Police officers responded to the incident near the 300 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard in Newark at 10:03 p.m. on Saturday, according to Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda.

Officers found a 16-year-old boy who had been shot and was transported to University Hospital for treatment, Miranda said.

He is currently in stable condition, and the incident remains under investigation, he said.

The 300 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard runs through Rutgers-Newark University campus . It’s unclear whether the shooting took place on campus.

NJ Advance Media has reached out to Rutgers Police for more information.

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