Little information was immediately available on the incident, which occurred on Irvine Turner Boulevard
NEWARK -- Four people were shot in Newark Tuesday night, police confirmed.
Police responded to the 30 block of Irvine Turner Boulevard shortly before 9 p.m. on a report of shots fired, quickly locating ballistic evidence, a department spokesman, Sgt. Ron Glover, said.
No victims were located at the scene but police soon learned that the four had arrived at University Hospital in private vehicles. The wounds they suffered were all non-life-threatening, Glover said. At least one vehicle was also struck by gunfire, he also said.
Police declined to release the identities of the victims in order to protect them, Glover also said.
An investigation into the incident was underway Tuesday night. Anyone with information is being asked to call the city's anonymous tip line at 877 NWK-TIPS (877 695-8477) or NWK-GUNS (877 695-4867).
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