EAST ORANGE — A 16-year-old was shot in the thigh by a passing car early Sunday morning, police confirmed. The teenager was shot on Park Avenue at about 2 a.m., according to East Orange Police Sgt. Andrew DiElmo. The car was described as being dark-colored, and the front passenger was the shooter, DiElmo added. The teen was taken to...
A map of East Orange, where a teen was inujured in a drive-by shooting early Sunday morning, authorities said.EAST ORANGE — A 16-year-old was shot in the thigh by a passing car early Sunday morning, police confirmed.
The teenager was shot on Park Avenue at about 2 a.m., according to East Orange Police Sgt. Andrew DiElmo.
The car was described as being dark-colored, and the front passenger was the shooter, DiElmo added.
The teen was taken to University Hospital in Newark, where he remained in stable condition Sunday evening.
Anyone with further information can call the East Orange Police Department's anonymous tips hotline at 973-266-5041.