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2 in custody after shooting leads to multi-department chase

Licking County (WBNS)

LICKING COUNTY — Two people are in custody after a shooting led to a chase in Licking County on Saturday.

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Police were called to a shooting around 1 p.m. in Newark, where a person in a car was shooting at another car, according to our news partners at WBNS.

A Newark officer was nearby and followed the suspect, which started a multi-department chase.

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The suspect’s vehicle later went off the road and crashed into a wooded area.

Officers caught one suspect while they attempted to run into the wooded area. A second suspect was taken into custody nearby.

Police said four people were taken to the hospital: two victims and two suspects.

Police said the suspect car invovled was stolen out of Columbus.

It is unclear what led up to the shooting.

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