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WANTED: Woman Sought In Newark Shooting Investigation WANTED: Woman Sought In Newark Shooting Investigation
Wanted: Woman Sought In Newark Shooting Investigation A woman is wanted for questioning in connection with a July shooting in Newark, authorities said. Aaliyah Lundy, 21, is being sought in connection with the incident that wounded another woman at Avon and Hillside avenues around 6:55 p.m. Friday, July 15, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said. The victim was rushed to University Hospital for treatment of a non-life-threatening gunshot injury and is in stable condition. Lundy is described as 5’1” tall and 155 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Director Fragé urges anyone with information about the whereabouts of Aaliya…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Shocked And Disgusted': 8 Injured In Newark Shootings, Police Say 'Shocked And Disgusted': 8 Injured In Newark Shootings, Police Say
'Shocked And Disgusted': 8 Injured In Newark Shootings, Police Say Eight people were injured in a series of Newark shootings Tuesday night, authorities said. The first incident happened around 6:25 p.m. near Lincoln Street and Court Street, local and county officials said. Two men were injured, including one critically. Just before 8:10 p.m., two boys, ages 15 and 17, were found by police having been shot while riding in a stolen car in the area of Quitman Street near Montgomery Street. Both victims were reportedly in critical condition, authorities said. In a separate shooting incident at Maybaum Avenue near Tremont Avenue, police found one male who had …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Newark Woman Charged In 'Senseless' Shooting That Left 3 Injured, Police Say Newark Woman Charged In 'Senseless' Shooting That Left 3 Injured, Police Say
Newark Woman Charged In 'Senseless' Shooting That Left 3 Injured, Police Say A Newark woman has been charged with shooting another woman during an altercation Wednesday, authorities said Thursday. Nastassia Hernandez, 39, fired her gun at the victim on Hillside Avenue around 5:45 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The victim was found at 399 Irvine Turner Boulevard, and rushed to University Hospital for treatment. A third victim was located at Hillside Avenue with an injury that was not the result of gunfire, O'Hara said. She, too, was transported to University Hospital. Hernandez suffered a graze wound in the shooting, which occur…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Arrested In Double Newark Shooting Man Arrested In Double Newark Shooting
Man Arrested In Double Newark Shooting A 27-year-old Newark man was arrested in a shooting that sent two victims to the hospital, authorities said. Police officers responding to reports of shots fired responded to Hillside Avenue near Avon Avenue around 4 p.m. Monday, April 6, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Two victims were treated for gunshot wounds at University Hospital, and later reported in stable condition. Surveillance footage from several locations identified Zireek Wyckoff as the driver of the vehicle which the gunfire originated, Ambrose said. Wyckoff was arrested Monday, June 29, on aggr…

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by Cecilia Levine