Teen charged in shooting of 1-year-old in Newark
Updated 9:29 PM;
”This afternoon, our Fugitive Apprehension Team arrested a 16-year-old male who fired at the vehicle where the 1-year-old child, two other teenagers and a male adult were seated that day,” O’Hara said. “This shooting was the result of a senseless dispute between the child’s mother and a group of individuals.”
Police said that at approximately 2:06 p.m. on Monday, units responded to a ShotSpotter notification of gunfire in the area of 14th Avenue and South 6th Street and were alerted that a 1-year-old had arrived at University Hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound.
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A 2-year-old girl was shot Monday in Newark.The toddler was rushed to University Hospital with a gunshot wound after the incident at 14th Avenue and South 6th Street around 2:05 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said…
Authorities identify 7-year-old boy killed in N.J. house fire
Updated Apr 09, 2021;
Posted Apr 09, 2021
A 7-year-old boy died in a house fire Thursday on Astor Street in Newark, authorities said.Newark Department of Public Safety
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Sahir Hartfield died at the scene of the early Thursday blaze in the city’s South Ward, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Firefighters found the child’s body on the third floor of the Astor Street residence, authorities said.
“(His) father escaped the home through the front door and attempted to re-enter via the roof” from the house next door, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said Thursday. “He was removed from the roof by Newark firefighters via ground ladder.”
7-year-old boy killed, others hurt in N.J. house blaze
Updated 9:42 AM;
A 7-year-old boy was killed Thursday in a fire that ripped through a home in Newark and injured several other residents, authorities said.
“There’s one fatality – a young child,” said Kathy Carter, spokeswoman for the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, which is investigating.
The fire was reported about 4:50 a.m. in a three-story home on Astor Street, according to Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara.
The child’s body was found on the third floor. “(His) father escaped the home through the front door and attempted to re-enter via the roof” from the house next door, O’Hara said.