Newark Shooting, Police Chase: 1 Arrest, 1 Suspect Flees

NEWARK, CA — Newark police arrested one of two suspects in a shooting Tuesday night, following a brief pursuit that ended when the suspects' vehicle crashed into another vehicle.

Police arrested the passenger of the vehicle — 19-year-old Iziah Martinez, of Fremont — but the driver fled on foot and is still at large.

According to a news release from police, officers responded within two minutes to a 9:26 p.m. report of a residence being struck by gunfire in the 36000 block of Cherry Street.

Upon arrival, officers found two suspects — one of them armed — who disregarded their commands, and got into a vehicle and sped away from the scene.

Police pursued the vehicle for 1.25 miles, but shortly after it turned northbound into the southbound lanes of Newark Boulevard it struck another vehicle.

The driver fled the scene but police apprehended the passenger, Martinez, and recovered a gun in the vehicle. He was treated for minor injuries sustained in the collision and later booked at Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of multiple charges, including assault with a semiautomatic firearm, shooting at an inhabited dwelling, evading a peace officer and resisting arrest.

The driver of the vehicle struck by the suspects' vehicle was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries, police said.

Newark police urge anyone with information regarding this investigation should contact Detective Joyce Wang at (510) 578-4214 or via email at joyce.wang@newark.org. Information can be left anonymously on the "Anonymous Tip" hotline at (510) 578-4965.

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