Newark Police Arrest Teen In Connection With Shooting Incident

NEWARK, CA — Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting incident that occurred Thursday in Newark.

The suspect, a 17-year-old from Fremont, was taken into custody Friday.

On Thursday at 3:25 p.m., officers with the Newark Police Department responded to a repot of an attempted robbery in the 38000 block of Bluebell Drive.

Police said a 15-year-old was walking home from school when the suspect drove up in a vehicle containing several juvenile passengers and attempted to rob the victim.
The victim fled and called his father for help.

The victim's father arrived to pick up his son, and as they were leaving, they located the suspect in his vehicle on a nearby street.

Police said the father confronted the suspect, and the suspect ultimately fired several shots at the father before fleeing in the vehicle.

There were no injuries in the shooting.

On Friday, the Fremont Police Department's Special Weapons and Tactics team assisted Newark Police Department detectives in serving a search warrant in Fremont, and the suspect was located and taken into custody without incident.

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