A 33-year-old was arrested following a shooting that left one injured early Saturday morning.
PAULSBORO -- A shooting left one man injured and one man incarcerated in the borough early Saturday morning, according to police.
Officers responded to a call for a fight near the Pat's Pizza on Broad Street around midnight. As they were en route, they received a second call reporting shots had been fired and officers heard multiple gunshots.
The victim was taken to Cooper Medical Center by a third party and was treated for a minor gunshot wound to the arm, Paulsboro police said.
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With assistance from Greenwich and East Greenwich Police, officers found a man who matched the description of the shooter running across the street from the scene of the incident. Greenwich Township's K-9 officer apprehended the man, identified as David Brown Jr., 33.
He was charged with aggravated assault with a weapon, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, obstruction of justice, resisting arrest, possession of marijuana and failure to surrender CDS.
Brown was treated at Cooper Medica Center for injuries before being placed in Salem County Jail, Paulsboro Police said.
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