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UPDATE: Police Arrest Man Wanted for Attempted Murder of Woman

Newark

Police in Newark Reports reports that their Fugitive Apprehension Team (F.A.T.) arrested Mr. Leroy Lee, 43, of Newark, who was wanted for attempted murder in a shooting that occurred on Sunday, May 6, 2018.

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According to police, shortly after midnight, police responded to a North Ward residence where they located a female victim who had been shot. The woman was transported to University Hospital for treatment.

Police say the woman remains at the hospital and is in stable condition.

Detectives developed evidence identifying Leroy Lee, whom the victim knows, as a suspect in this shooting and secured a warrant for his arrest on charges of Attempted Murder, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon and Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose.

According to police detectives arrested Lee today without incident.

These charges are merely accusations.

The suspect is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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