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Newark girl recovering from gunshot

A 4-year-old Newark girl is recovering from a gunshot wound after she got caught in the crossfire of at least two gunmen Tuesday. Jala Fields was playing on a playground in the Betty Shabazz Apartments

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Sep 2, 2009, 2:50 PM

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