23-Year-Old Man Arrested For Murder In Union County

ELIZABETH, NJ — A 23-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday after a deadly shooting in Linden last month.

Yamir Saffold-Davis, of Linden, is charged with first-degree murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and second-degree aggravated assault. He was arrested by US Marshals in Elizabeth and taken to Essex County Jail.

At around 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 27, Linden Police responded to the 3100 block of Irene St. for a reported shooting. There, they found Darrell Sanders, 28, of Newark, who had been shot once.

Sanders was taken to a hospital, where he later died.

Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Task Force Sergeant Nick Veltre at 908-347-7330, Detective Kevin Stanicki at 908-477-6649, or Linden Police Department's Detective Daniel Hemenway at 908-474-8532.

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