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KNOW HIM? Newark Police Seek ID Of Man In Shooting Investigation KNOW HIM? Newark Police Seek ID Of Man In Shooting Investigation
Know HIM? Newark Police Seek ID Of Man In Shooting Investigation Police are seeking the public's help identifying a man wanted in a Newark shooting investigation. Officers responding to a shooting on the 100 block of South Devine Street around 1:10 p.m. Aug. 4, where a victim was laying on the ground with gunshot wounds, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. A relative of the victim told police that his cousin was shot when a gunman fired at them from the back seat of a black SUV Audi that pulled up with a black Suburban Denali, O'Hara said. The relative knew the driver of the Suburban Denali, and the victim was taken to University Ho…

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by Cecilia Levine
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WATCH: Newark Officers Talk Suicidal Man Off Route 78 Overpass (Video) WATCH: Newark Officers Talk Suicidal Man Off Route 78 Overpass (Video)
Watch: Newark Officers Talk Suicidal Man Off Route 78 Overpass (Video) A video shows the moments Newark police officers rescued a suicidal man from a Route 78 overpass. The officers responded to an area underneath overpass at Watson and Elizabeth avenues where the distraught man was found perched on the overpass ready to jump around 11:30 p.m. May 4, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The man can be heard in the 2-minute and 44-second video shouting he wanted to end his life because he was unemployed. A calm officer explains the department has services to help him find a job.  After nearly two minutes, he agrees, and officers help h…

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by Cecilia Levine