3.5.08

Two people were killed today during a shootout in Newark's

Two people were killed today during a shootout in Newark's South Ward, police said.

The victims, both male, were struck while shooting at one another on Hawthorn Avenue, near Huntington Terrace, sometime after 2 p.m., police said.

One victim was pronounced dead at the sceneby NJ Paramedics; the other was treated by EMT's and Paramedics then taken to Newark's University Hospital, where he died at about 2:40 p.m., police said.

Neighbors reported hearing multiple shots, fired in quick succession.

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