Five people were shot at a home in Newark late Thursday night, police said.

Officers responded to reports of multiple gunshots at an address on 16th Street near Avon Avenue shortly after 10 p.m., said Ronald S. Glover, a spokesman for the Newark police.

The five were found to be suffering “nonlethal” gunshot wounds, Mr. Glover said, and were taken to University Hospital in Newark.

The circumstances surrounding the shooting and the identities of the victims, were not immediately clear.

As of Thursday night police had established a large crime scene, and an investigation had begun.