3 charged in N.J. murder after detectives stop SUV that fled crime scene, authorities say
Updated Mar 12, 2021;
Three men were charged in a Newark killing after the trio was stopped by New Jersey State Police detectives riding in a vehicle that matched a description from the shooting, authorities said Thursday.
Tyshon Armor, 19, Isaad S. Jackson, 20, both of Newark, along with Reynold Henderson, 18, of Irvington, each face charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder and weapons offenses, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose announced in a statement.
The trio was arrested in the shooting Tuesday that killed 22-year-old Dedric Bracey in Newark’s West Ward, according to authorities. Bracey, a city resident, was found around 4 p.m. on St. Paul Avenue shot multiple times and died at a local hospital, authorities said.
There is a large crime scene established near a section of Newark’s South Ward as police are investigating a shooting with injured victims at this time.
According to police, at approximately 8.05 p.m., a gunman sprayed the area of 251 Lehigh Avenue with nearly a two dozen rounds of bullets in which several struck an elderly woman who was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say at least one other victim was found suffering non-fatal injuries, but they expect other victims to show up at the hospital.
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