By: Richard L. Smith

A massive police response is underway in Newark’s South Ward this evening after a burst of gunfire left about 6 people injured, including a child around the age of 11-year-old.

According to preliminary information, just after 7:00 p.m., multiple rounds triggered the city’s ShotSpotter detection system near Chancellor Avenue and Leslie Street.

When officers arrived, they located as many as four victims suffering from gunshot wounds.

Police said one victim sustained a severe gunshot wound to the head, while an 11-year-old boy was found with a gunshot wound to the stomach.

The conditions of the two additional victims have not yet been confirmed.

Two additional victims have walked into nearby Beth Israel Hospital making it a total of 6 victims.

Authorities immediate

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