There is an active shooter situation in Newark, Ohio near North 21st Street. Early reports indicate that there are multiple injuries.
According to the Licking County Sheriff’s Office, they are assisting Newark Police after an active shooter was reported on North 21st Street and Log Pond Drive, near the Bob Evans restaurant. There is also a car crash at the scene.
One person has reportedly been killed.
Witnesses say that one person was shot at the intersection, and there were several accidents. Police have not released any information about possible victims.
The original call came in around 10:45 AM local time. So far, there is no description of the suspect, or whether the incident is terror related.
Police are treating the scene as an active shooter situation.
via ABC 6:
While authorities won’t confirm where the shooting happened, they say it is near North 21st and Log Pond Road. That is an intersection with several businesses, just south of Deo Drive.
Photos from witnesses show a large scene at the intersection, with part of North 21st Street shut down. There is also a crash at the scene.
About Newark, Ohio
Newark is a city in and the county seat of Licking County, Ohio, United States, 33 miles east of Columbus, at the junction of the forks of the Licking River. The estimated population was 49,134 at the 2016 census, which makes it the 20th largest city in Ohio.
Newark, Ohio is the second-largest Newark in the United States, after Newark, New Jersey. Newark, Ohio is part of the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area.
The median income for a household in the city is $19,791, and the median income for a family iss $42,138.
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