NEW JERSEY — An investigation is underway in New Jersey after a 13-year-old boy was shot in broad daylight Wednesday in Newark, city officials said.
The shooting took place around 10:43 a.m. in the 100 block of Leslie Street, said Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé, adding that police later received reports that a 13-year-old boy had been shot. .
The boy was taken to University Hospital in stable condition, Fragé said.
The shooting prompted a brief lockdown of the Bragaw Avenue school, which is near the area of the shooting, Fragé said.
An investigation is ongoing.
No additional information was immediately available.
2023-12-20 22:02:07
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