Newark police seek woman for questioning in Hawthorne Avenue shooting

NEWARK, N.J. – Newark authorities are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 35-year-old woman wanted for questioning in connection with a shooting that occurred Friday morning on Hawthorne Avenue.

Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda, Sr. said police are searching for Shakinah Bloomfield of Newark, who investigators believe may have information related to the incident.

At about 10:11 a.m. on January 17, the city’s ShotSpotter detection system alerted officers to gunfire near Hawthorne Avenue and Elizabeth Avenue, close to a White Castle restaurant. Responding officers canvassed the area and found six shell casings at the scene…

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