Four People Shot, Masked Gunman on the Loose

Written By Mike Pignataro and Craig McCarthy

An 18-year-old woman and three men were shot on Mission Street early Tuesday morning.

The 18-year-old woman was most seriously hurt after being struck in the chest, according to ABC. The three men were struck in their arm, leg and backside, according to the report.

Update: Police identify three of the four victims. The woman was in serious condition and the three men were listed as stable Tuesday afternoon.

Initial reports indicate the group was targeted in the attack.

The female victim is believed to be the same person who was targeted in a daytime shooting last month on Elmwood Avenue, according to Derrick Davison, who lives about a block away from Tuesday morning's shooting.

The male and female, both 18, were not injured in the July 24 shooting on Elmwood Avenue, police said.

Montclair Detective Bureau Commander Det./Lt. Angel Roman said one or both of the teens were targeted in the shooting.

Witnesses were only able to provide a vague description of the gunman, who remains at-large.

The Essex County Prosecutor's Office could not immediately confirm if the woman was involved in both shootings.

In Tuesday morning's shooting, the 18-year-old woman and three others were walking down Mission Street when the gunman jumped out and opened fire before running away at about 1 a.m. Tuesday, according to News12.

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray said a motive had not been determined as of Tuesday morning.

The Essex County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Unit has joined the investigation with the Montclair Police Department.

No further details were immediately released.

This is the most recent of several Montclair shootings.

While police are still investigating the Elmwood Avenue shooting from last month, two people have been charged in connection with a June shooting on Mission Street where a man was wounded in the leg.