LINDEN, N.J. — Police have arrested a suspect in connection to a shooting at a Linden warehouse that left a man critically injured Friday.
Officers were sent to Maximum Quality Foods on Tremley Point Road around 6 a.m. for a report of a shooting.
When they arrived on the scene, police say officers found a 43-year-old man who had been shot multiple times. He was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
Police say 53-year-old Daniel Corprew, of South Orange, was identified as the suspect. According to police, Corprew had fled the scene before officers arrived, and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Officers in Newark pulled Corprew over around 1:30 p.m. and took him into custody. Police say he was found with a stolen handgun.
Corprew is facing a number of charges, including attempted murder.
Police have not said what led up to the shooting. A motive is unclear at this time.
