A man was shot in Newark following January's blizzard for using a neighbor's shovel, police said.
NEWARK -- A 33-year-old woman who police said was hiding out of state was arrested Thursday for her alleged role in the shooting of a man over a snow shovel in January.
Taquannah Martin was arrested Thursday in Tobyhanna, Pa., where fugitive apprehension detectives learned she was staying, Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said. She was being held in Pennsylvania pending extradition to New Jersey.
Man shot in snow-shovel dispute
Martin is the second person arrested in connection with the shooting, which occurred the morning after the city was buried beneath more than two feet of snow Jan. 24. The victim, a 38-year-old man, told police he found a shovel on the ground and dug out the driveway of an elderly neighbor on Lindsey Street.
As he was clearing the driveway, the victim said he was confronted by a neighbor, Saqirah Davis, who claimed the shovel belonged to her. The man returned the shovel and exchanged words with Davis before heading to his own home, he told police in January.
As he was making his way home, the man said he was again confronted by Davis, who was accompanied by three other people. On orders from Davis, someone in the group shot the victim, striking him in the buttocks, police said in January. Martin is not believed to be the shooter, a department spokesman said Friday.
Davis, 36, was arrested the day of the shooting. The victim was treated at University Hospital and released.
Police continue to look for additional suspects. Anyone with information about this or any other crime are asked to call the department's 24-hour Crime Stoppers' tip line at 877 NWK-TIPS (877 695-8477) or NWK-GUNS (877 695-4867). All calls remain confidential.
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