Police in Newark seeks the public’s help in locating **Mr. Aaron Perez, 21, of Newark,** who is wanted for an aggravated assault shooting that occurred on Monday, October 16th.
According to police officials, at approximately 10:35 p.m., officers responded to Cortland Street, near Horatio Street, on a call of shots fired.
Upon arrival to the scene, police said two males, both wearing all black, with black ski masks, fired weapons at each other and a male victim shot at that location.
EMS transported the victim to University Hospital suffering non-life threatening injuries.
Police also responded to calls for shots fired at Hawkins and Horatio streets, followed by a call of a man shot in the 100-block of Brill Street where they found a second male victim injured by gunfire.
Police said EMS transported the victim to University Hospital for treatment of a non-life threatening gunshot wound.
Detectives developed sufficient evidence to identify Aaron Perez as a suspect and obtained a warrant for his arrest on charges of Aggravated Assault, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon and Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose.
While police are actively searching for Perez, they seek the public’s assistance in quickly locating and removing him from city streets.
Director Ambrose urges anyone with information about Aaron Perez to call the Department's 24-hour Crime Stopper tip line at 1-877-NWK-TIPS (1-877-695-8477) or 1-877-NWK-GUNS (1-877-695-4867).
All anonymous Crime Stopper tips are kept confidential and could result in a reward.