Victim treated and released from Newark hospital
Michael Rodgers (Photo: Newark Dept of Public Safety)
Michael Rodgers, of Newark, was charged with aggravated assault and weapons offenses in connection with the shooting Friday in the 300 block of South 14th Avenue, according to police.
The shooting victim, identified as a 35-year-old city man, was treated and released from University Hospital.
Officials ID man gunned down in Newark
Detectives with the city's Cease Fire Shooting Response Team identified Rodgers as the gunman, police said in a statement. He was arrested without incident early Monday at a residence on South 17th Street.
According to Essex County Department of Corrections records, Rodgers was held at the county jail in lieu of $60,000 bail.
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