Woman Shot In Union County During Home Dispute, Police Say

LINDEN, NJ - A woman was shot inside a Baldwin Avenue home in Linden during a reported domestic dispute over the weekend, authorities said.

The shooting took place at around 10:15 a.m. on Saturday at a residence on the 800 block of Baldwin Avenue, police said.

At the scene, police officers were met outside by the victim, who stated that she was shot inside the home during a domestic dispute. The suspect, who was still inside the home, surrendered to officers without incident, police said.

The woman was treated outside the home and was later transported to Newark University Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police added.

The case remains under investigation by the Linden Police Detective Bureau.

The incident comes just weeks after another home shooting in Union County claimed the lives of a mother and two teenage children, as well as the alleged shooter, who police have identified as the husband and father. Read more: NJ Man Shot Wife, 2 Children Before Killing Himself: Prosecutor

If you or a loved one is a victim of domestic violence, there are resources available to you. New Jersey-based nonprofit 180 Turning Lives Around can be reached via a domestic violence line at (888) 842-9262, a a sexual violence line at (888) 264-7273 and youth line at (888) 222-2228. The National Domestic Violence Hotline is open 24/7 and can be reached at (888) 843-9262.