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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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