Man Accidentally Shoots Self Near Newark Toy Gun Exchange Event
Mayor Cory Booker said a shooting near the toy gun exchange event illustrates just how vital such initiatives are to curbing the cycle of violence.
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Mayor Cory Booker said a shooting near the toy gun exchange event illustrates just how vital such initiatives are to curbing the cycle of violence.
Police in Newark are investigating a series of incidents that left several people dead early Saturday morning.
Authorities said New Jersey State Police were pursuing a 1996 Acura on the Garden State Parkway for speeding. After continuing eastbound on 15th Avenue, the car ran a red light, hitting another car, sending that driver to the hospital.
Police say Debora Ferreira was found shot inside her vehicle on July 31 after an attempted carjacking. She died at the hospital.
Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio said the man stabbed the three and then walked to the Harrison police station, where he was arrested.
The shooting, which left the suspect critically wounded, occurred at 6:15 p.m. Monday after police used a security tracking device to locate a Volkswagen SUV a woman had reported stolen.
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Acting County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray says 32-year-old Debora Ferreira of Irvington was shot on Halsey Street in downtown Newark.
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray says the 32-year-old female officer was shot in her car in Newark.
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