Thursday, May 4, 2023 03:00 a.m
NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) — Two people are dead, including a 7-year-old girl, after four people were shot Wednesday night in Newark, sources told Eyewitness News.
Newark Police responded to a domestic dispute at 363 Johnson Ave around 8:45 p.m.
Sources say while authorities were responding to a home, police were approached by an armed man on Elizabeth Avenue near Watson Avenue.
Newark police shot a gunman, who later died.
When authorities entered the home, they found a 7-year-old boy dead with a gunshot wound to the chest and a man critically wounded.
A fourth gunshot victim went to Beth Israel Hospital. His condition is unknown.
A semi-automatic handgun could be seen lying in the street among the evidence detectives are securing at the scene.
This is breaking news. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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