Police officials in Newark are reporting the arrest of Mr. David Vidal, 18, of Newark, who was apprehended September 27, for an aggravated assault shooting that took place a week earlier.
Police say Vidal was arrested at approximately 7:50 p.m. near Cutler and Crane streets after officers recognized that he was the same suspect captured on surveillance video in a shooting that occurred in the same neighborhood on September 21, 2020.
In that incident, which happened around 5:30 p.m., Vidal fired several shots at an individual who exited a dark colored vehicle at Cutler Street and began to shout at him.
Police say when officers spotted Vidal a week later on September 21, 2020, he ran and discarded a weapon that officers recovered following his arrest.
Vidal was charged with several offenses, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, unlawful possession of a weapon, resisting arrest, possession of Hollow point bullets and a large capacity magazine.
These charges are merely accusations.
The suspect is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.