Police in Newark have apprehended four suspects and recovered three guns after officers witnessed a shooting in progress near the intersection of 15th Avenue and 18th Street shortly before 5 pm Monday evening.
According to Newark Police Officials, two officers patrolling the Newark/Irvington border were traveling eastbound on 15th Avenue when they witnessed the occupants in a black Audi stop the vehicle and shoot a man standing near the intersection South 18th Street.
Police said after shooting the victim, the Audi’s occupants fled.
When they saw the approaching patrol, the suspects began driving erratically and crashed into a Nissan at the intersection of 15th Avenue and South 19th Street then bail from the vehicle.
Officers and responding backup officers from Newark immediately apprehended three of the four suspects and recovered three guns from the vehicle.
An Essex County Sheriff Department’s K-9 unit responded and shortly thereafter located the last suspect hiding in an unoccupied building nearby on South 18th Street police said.
EMS transported the shooting victim to University Hospital where he is being treated for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and is expected to be released.
EMS examined the driver of the Nissan at the scene after a complaint of chest pain.
Police said that the Audi was reported stolen in East Orange on July 13, 2017.
Police identified the suspects as **Mr. Quaseam Clyburn (photo left) and Mr. Marcus Baskerville**, both 18, and two 17-year-old juvenile males. All of the suspects are Newark residents police said.
The suspects are expected to be charged with aggravated assault, and weapons possession offenses authorities said.
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“I commend the work of all law enforcement officers involved in the apprehension of these armed suspects, particularly the two officers who spotted the suspects,” Director Ambrose said.
“Our officers risk their lives daily as evidenced today when they confronted armed suspects who had just shot someone. As a nation, we must do more to keep guns out of the hands of those who want to use them to kill and injure other people. It’s pathetic that our current system is failing us. More needs to be done to stem the availability of illegal guns.”
These are mere accusations lodged against all of the suspects. **Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Baskerville, and the juveniles** charged are all considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.