Rodney Phelps, 27, is charged with criminal attempt homicide and firearms possession charges.
TRENTON -- Detectives tracked an attempted murder suspect to the basement of a West End Avenue home Thursday and arrested him as he hid from the police, officials said.
Rodney Phelps, 27, is charged with criminal attempt homicide and firearms possession charges for allegedly shooting a man on Hermitage Avenue last Saturday night, police said.
File photo.The victim in the Hermitage shooting, who was not identified, was wounded in the arm and torso about 10 minutes before midnight June 4. He underwent surgery at a Trenton hospital and emerged in stable condition, police said.
The Shooting Response Team linked Phelps to the shooting and issued a warrant for his arrest.
On Thursday, at about 12:45 p.m., the Violent Crimes / Warrant unit led by Lt. Rolando Ramos and Sgt. Anthony Manzo apprehended Phelps in the basement.
Phelps is a felon with 2011 conviction for aggravated assault with a firearm from 2011, state records show.
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