Crime & Safety
Child Wounded In Newark Shooting, 2 Adults Also Shot: Police
A six-year-old child is in the hospital recovering from a collapsed lung, but is expected to survive, Newark's public safety director said.
NEWARK, NJ — A six-year-old child and two adults were shot on South Orange Avenue in Newark on Tuesday night, authorities said.
During a news conference about a separate shooting – which wounded two local police officers – Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé confirmed that there is also an ongoing investigation into the South Orange Avenue shooting.
The child is in the hospital recovering from a collapsed lung, but is expected to survive, Fragé said. He did not specify the conditions of the two wounded adults or offer any additional details about the shooting.
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Earlier that day in the city, a gunman shot two Newark police officers at a building near Van Velsor Place and Chancellor Avenue. He has since been apprehended, authorities said Wednesday. Read More: Accused NJ Gunman Who Shot 2 Newark Cops Captured, Police Say (Update)
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