Two teens were shot — one critically — when gunfire erupted outside a Newark high school in broad daylight Tuesday, cops said. 

A 15-year-old victim and a 17-year-old boy were hurt when the shots rang out steps from West Side High School on South Orange Avenue near South 14th Street around 2:45 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said.

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Both teens were taken to University Hospital, where the older victim was listed in critical condition, police said. 

The younger victim’s condition was considered stable, according to authorities. 

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The circumstances leading up to the violence were not immediately clear.

Police also could not immediately confirm whether the teens were students at the school.