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A NJ Man was arrested for shooting outside of a big sean and j. cole concert

Posted on August 7th, 2015
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A New Jersey man was arressted for shooting outside of a Big Sean and J. Cole concert. Quran Powell was taken into custody for 2 attempted murder charges and charges for carrying a weapon.

NJ.com reports-

An investigation by the New Jersey State Police Troop “D” Criminal Investigations Office, Major Crimes Unit, and the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office was able to identify Quran Powell, 27, of Holmdel, as the suspect, State Police said in a release.

State Police and Monmouth County detectives, along with the New Jersey State Police T.E.A.M.S Unit, executed a search warrant for Powell’s home on Wednesday.

Based on information obtained during of the search warrant, detectives learned that Powell was possibly hiding in an apartment in East Orange.

State Police detectives and officers from the East Orange Police Department located Powell at an apartment complex located at 61 Glenwood Ave. and arrested him without incident, authorities said.

The two  men Powell shot, a 23-year-old and 24-year-old both from Neptune, were in critical but stable condition as of reports issued on Thursday morning. A witness said the shooting took place after an argument after the concert.

Powell is being held on a $750,000 bond as he awaits formal charges.

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