Police to provide update on mass shooting near the University of Delaware

NEWARK, Del. (WPVI) -- The Newark Police Department will hold its first news conference about the Halloween mass shooting near the University of Delaware.

This will be the first update from police in nearly a week. Officials with the state attorney general's office plan to join them.

The news conference will be held at 2 p.m. You can watch it live on 6abc.com, the 6abc app and the 6abc streaming TV app.

Seven people were shot along Main Street, just blocks from campus, on the night of Oct. 31.

The victims range in age from 15 to 21 years old.

A 20-year-old Delaware student was among the injured and suffered a collapsed lung.

A 16-year-old shooting victim was arrested on charges of being in possession of a loaded gun. Police have not said if that firearm was used during the shooting.

Investigators have not shared a possible motive.