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Video Shows Takedown Of Newark Shooting Suspect, 7 More Nabbed On Gun Charges: Police Video Shows Takedown Of Newark Shooting Suspect, 7 More Nabbed On Gun Charges: Police
Video Shows Takedown Of Newark Shooting Suspect, 7 More Nabbed On Gun Charges: Police Bodycam footage released by the Newark Police Department shows the takedown of a shooting suspect Monday, April 18 (scroll for video). Jose Soto Vargas, 39, was arrested inside of a shop, where officers had him on the ground as they put him in handcuffs, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. Seven addictions arrests were made last weekend as part of the Violence Reduction Initiative, aimed at removing firearms and apprehending gun possession suspects. Trouble for Soto Vargas began when he got into a fight with a man in front of a business at 102 Market St., O'Hara said. Duri…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Wanted For Questioning In Newark Shooting Man Wanted For Questioning In Newark Shooting
Man Wanted For Questioning In Newark Shooting Police in Newark are seeking the public's help in locating an Irvington man who is wanted for questioning in a shooting last month. Haywood Covington, 29, has been wanted by police since Thursday, March 31. He owns a 2020 blue Ford Fusion, which was found with a bullet hole at the scene of a shooting on the 100 block of Sunset Avenue around 10 a.m., Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. Responding officers discovered five shell casings in the middle of the street, as well as a female gunshot victim, they said. Police later found the unoccupied and park…

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by Nicole Acosta