NEWARK, NJ – A woman was pistol-whipped and beaten unconscious inside her own home in Newark last week. According to Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé, police are searching for three armed suspects, one of them, a woman who was identified by a video surveillance camera.
The three individuals forced their way into the home on Mountainview Avenue near Cedar Avenue when the woman answered the door at around 3:30 am.
“The victim opened her door after she heard knocking, and three armed suspects entered the residence with one suspect pistol-whipping and punching her until she became unconscious,” Frage said. “This incident followed a verbal altercation the victim had with another woman an hour earlier. The victim was transported to University Hospital for treatment. She is reportedly in stable condition.”
Detectives are now searching for a black woman in her late 20s or early 30s who was identified by the victim from their encounter earlier that morning.