NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- Two people were killed including a child, and three others were wounded after gunfire erupted in Newark's South Ward.

It happened around 7 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Chancellor Avenue and Leslie Street.

A 10-year-old boy and a 21-year-old woman were pronounced dead at University Hospital

Three other victims, an 11-year-old boy, a 19-year-old man, and a 60-year-old man are all in stable condition.

The sheer volume of shell casings had business owners in the area ducking for cover.

"Everybody hear the police. You say 'what happened?' Everybody think it's a firecracker," said liquor store owner Rafael.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka released a statement saying,

"Today was a dark and devastating day in Newark as a small child fell to his death from an ap

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