Overview
- Police say gunfire erupted around 7 p.m. Saturday on the 300 block of Chancellor Avenue in Newark’s South Ward.
- A 10-year-old boy and a 21-year-old woman were pronounced dead at University Hospital.
- Three others — an 11-year-old boy, a 19-year-old man and a 60-year-old man — remained hospitalized in stable condition Sunday morning.
- Investigators documented numerous shell casings at the scene, with local reports noting at least 17 evidence markers.
- Authorities launched a manhunt as Mayor Ras J. Baraka urged the shooter to surrender and prosecutors offered a $10,000 reward for tips.