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Irvington, East Orange Men Captured for Double Newark Shooting

Newark

Newark Police reporting that members of the Fugitive Apprehension Team have arrested Mr. Kahleel D. Trent, 35, of Irvington, and Mr. David B. Canadas, 37, of East Orange, for a double-shooting that occurred on Saturday, July 1st.

According to Police, at approximately 2:38 p.m., police responded to University Hospital to a call of two males arriving with gunshot wounds.

Hospital officials treated both men for non-life threatening injuries then released after suffering gunshot wounds in the 700-block of Martin Luther King Boulevard.

Major Crimes detectives developed sufficient evidence to identify Kahleel D. Trent and David B. Canadas as suspects in this incident and obtained a warrant for each suspect’s arrest.

Detectives arrested both men yesterday without incident then charged them with two counts each of Criminal Attempt of Murder, Aggravated Assault, Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose and Cons piracy to Commit Murder, as well as Unlawful Possession of a Weapon.

Canadas is also charged with Receiving Stolen Property for possession of a stolen cell phone.

These charges are merely accusations. Each suspect is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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