NEWARK - Investigators have identified the man who was shot by police during a standoff with law enforcement last week in Newark, where he allegedly used a child as a shield.

Shaquan Landrum, 34, of Hillside was charged by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office with attempted murder, attempt to cause serious bodily injury with a deadly weapon, possession of an assault firearm, possession of a privately made firearm without a serial number (commonly referred to as a ghost gun), endangering the welfare of a child, and other offenses.

According to the preliminary investigation by the Attorney General’s Office, members of the United States Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force were in Newark assisting the Newark Police Department's fugitive apprehension team with executing an a

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