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Newark Man Charged in Deadly Union Chick-fil-A Shooting

Prosecutors have begun court proceedings without stating a motive.

Overview

  • Police arrested Jaheed Fields, 20, in Newark on Friday after a multi-agency investigation and charged him in the April 11 Chick-fil-A shooting in Union Township.
  • Prosecutors filed one count of first-degree murder, six counts of attempted murder, and two weapons charges.
  • The gunfire inside the Route 22 restaurant killed 23-year-old Malek Shepherd of New York City and injured six people with non-life-threatening wounds.
  • Officials have not disclosed a motive, though investigators earlier said the attack did not appear random.
  • Court records show Fields was on probation for an earlier handgun offense and had a first court appearance Saturday.