Nine people were hospitalized after being shot in Newark on Thursday night, authorities said.
All the victims — eight adults and a minor — were in stable condition at two Newark hospitals, Newark’s acting director of public safety, Raul Malave, said in a statement.
He said police were responding to the shooting in the 200 block of Clinton Place, a residential area in the Weequahic section of Newark, at 6:19 p.m. Police.
Mr Malave has not released any information about a motive for the attack or the number of attackers.