Newark police celebrate 3rd birthday with girl after shooting nearly took her life
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Newark police helped celebrate little Allure s birthday with balloons, a card, and gifts.
The girl was only 2 when gunfire erupted in January on Cabinet Street.
Two adults were also shot, and survived.
Officer Robbie Sampson was one of the first responders who helped save Allure s life, and still keeps in touch with the girl and her mother.
Newark Police Division s Crime Stoppers Program is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the person or persons responsible. Our Major Crimes detectives are actively searching for any suspects involved in this senseless shooting, which could have cost this child her life in a split second, said Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose. Thankfully, she is still with us. We are hopeful that offering a reward will result in someone coming forward with information to help us identify the suspects and prev
The toddler was among three people wounded in the shooting in Newark last Thursday night.
It happened just after 11 p.m. on Cabinet Street, where police say the victims were sitting inside a car when they were targeted by a single male shooter outside the vehicle.
The two other victims are adults, described only as a man and a woman.
The child is in critical condition, while the adults are listed as stable.
Police have not said what led up to the violence, and it is unclear what relationship the victims have to each other.
Newark Police Division s Crime Stoppers Program is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the person or persons responsible.
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Newark Police Division’s Crime Stoppers Program is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the person or persons responsible for the shooting of a 2-year-old girl.
Police responded to 85-95 Cabinet St., where they found the child, a man and a woman all who had been shot around 11:10 p.m. Jan. 28, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said.
Video released by the division shows police rushing the girl to a local hospital. All victims are in stable condition, however, the suspects were still at large, Ambrose said.
Newark police offer $5K for information on shooting of 2-year-old
Updated Feb 03, 2021;
The Newark Police Division’s Crime Stoppers Program is offering up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of anyone responsible for the shooting of a 2-year-old girl last week.
The child was one of three victims who were found shot on Jan. 28 around 11:09 p.m. on Cabinet Street in Newark. A man and a woman were also shot and rushed to University Hospital with the 2-year-old, police said.
“Our Major Crimes detectives are actively searching for any suspects involved in this senseless shooting, which could have cost this child her life in a split second,” said Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose.