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15-Year-Old East Orange Boy Shot In Newark: Police

A 15-year-old boy was hospitalized after being shot in Newark on Tuesday, Nov. 12, authorities said.

Newark PD

Newark PD

Photo Credit: Jake D Oster Photography

At 12:40 p.m., police responded to the 400 block of 4th Avenue West on the border of Newark/East Orange on a call of shots fired, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said.

Police located property damage due to gun fire and received a report that a 15-year-old male from East Orange had arrived at a nearby hospital for treatment of a non-life-threatening gunshot injury, Miranda said. 

The victim is reportedly in stable condition and the incident remains under investigation, Miranda said.

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