Children ages 4 and 7 shot in Newark while riding in a car with their mother, police say – NJ.com

Three people, including two young children, were shot Wednesday evening in Newark while riding in a car with their mother, according to Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara.

Officers were called to the area of Irvine Turner Boulevard and West Kinney Street for a report of shots fired and when they arrived, the found the 4-year-old, a 7-year-old and a 30-year-old man, who was also in the car, had been shot, O’Hara said.

They were all rushed to University Hospital for treatment, but their condition was unclear late Wednesday night. The department is “saddened and outraged” by the shooting, O’Hara said.

The shooter, who remained at large, was driving a car that had been stolen from Kearny, he said. The car was left unlocked with its key inside.

“We need people everywhere to stop leaving their cars unlocked with the key in them,” O’Hara said. “This kind of carelessness is repeatedly contributing to violence and enabling more serious harm to occur in our communities.”

The shooting remained under investigation late Wednesday night.

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Chris Sheldon may be reached at csheldon@njadvancemedia.com.