Authorities arrested Mr.
Khalif Nash, 19, of Newark, for aggravated assault and weapon possession in an incident that occurred on Monday, July 17th.
According to police, at approximately 9:49 p.m., officers responded to Irvine Turner Boulevard, near West Kinney Street, on a call of shots fired.
Upon arrival, officers found a woman shot as she sat in her parked vehicle by an unknown male suspect.
EMS transported the woman to University Hospital for treatment of a non-life threatening injury then released her .
No other injuries were reported as a result of this incident.
Detectives developed sufficient evidence to identify Mr. Khalif Nash as a suspect in this aggravated assault and obtained a warrant for his arrest.
Police took Mr. Nash into custody today without incident then charged him with two counts of Aggravated Assault, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon., and Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose.
These charges are merely accusations.
The suspect is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.