Credit: Bristol Borough police
A man wanted for a March shooting in Bristol Borough was arrested in New Jersey early Friday.
Officers in Bordentown in Burlington County, New Jersey arrested Hassan Bass, 19, of Trenton, around 12:50 a.m. He was sent to jail awaiting extradition to Pennsylvania on charges of aggravated assault, possession of an instrument of crime, simple assault, and reckless endangerment.
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Bristol Borough police have alleged that Bass fired several rounds at a person in the parking lot near the walking trail in the 500 block of Jefferson Avenue on the afternoon of Thursday, March 19.
“Subsequent investigation determined that there had been a prearranged fist fight in reference to a dispute between several individuals. When the two groups met, the suspect … produced a handgun. As the group fled, Bass fired several rounds at one of the individuals. The intended target’s vehicle was struck by gunfire, however he escaped injury,” police said.
Although no one was hurt, a parked vehicle was struck with bullets, police said.
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Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
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