Suspect In East Bay Shooting Arrested After Years On The Run: Police

Police have arrested a 28-year-old former Newark resident in connection with a 2021 shooting that injured a man and damaged several vehicles and a home, authorities said.

Terry Franklin was taken into custody Sept. 3 after Newark detectives received him from another Bay Area agency that arrested him in an unrelated case last month, according to the police.

Franklin had been wanted since May 25, 2021, when he allegedly exchanged gunfire with another man on the 37000 block of Saint Matthew Drive, police said.

The victim fled in a vehicle and was found minutes later by a neighboring agency with multiple gunshot wounds. He underwent emergency surgery and had since recovered.

Franklin allegedly continued firing at the vehicle as it left the area and fled before officers arrived, officers said.

The Alameda County District Attorney's Office has charged Franklin with attempted murder, willful and malicious discharge of a firearm at an inhabited dwelling or occupied vehicle, and negligent discharge of a firearm likely to cause injury or death.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact Detective Sgt. Matt Warren at 510-578-4960 or matt.warren@newarkca.gov. Anonymous tips can be submitted to 510-578-4965.

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