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Boy Charged At Newark Police In 'Suspicious' Car When Officer Shot Him: Authorities Boy Charged At Newark Police In 'Suspicious' Car When Officer Shot Him: Authorities
Boy Charged At Newark Police In 'Suspicious' Car When Officer Shot Him: Authorities Authorities have released some details in a police-involved Newark shooting that injured a 15-year-old injured and a resulted in the arrest of a 17-year-old, they said. Police shot the teen who was in a "suspicious" Dodge Charger behind a home on the 100 block of Lyons Avenue, when he apparently drove the car toward the officers to try to hurt them around 7:30 a.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said. A second juvenile, age 17, was also in the vehicle. He was uninjured and was taken into police custody.  The injured juvenile underwent surgery and his co…

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