Police: 1 Injured in Officer-Involved Shooting in Newark

Police say that a person was injured in a police-involved shooting in Newark on Friday morning.

South 11th Street remained closed off near Springfield Avenue several hours after shots rang out around 2 a.m.

Crime scene tape was up near a dark-colored sedan as police swarmed the area and investigated. 

The man or woman who was shot, described by police as a civilian, was listed in stable condition at University Hospital and is expected to survive. It's unclear if the person is a suspect in a crime. 

It’s believed that no officers were hurt.

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