Lyron Robinson was arrested after an investigation tied the 20-year-old to an April shooting, police said.
TRENTON -- A Trenton man is facing assault and weapon charges after police say he was identified as the alleged perpetrator in a mid-April shooting.
Lyron Robinson is charged with assault and weapon offenses. Lyron Robinson was arrested on Wednesday at 8:45 p.m. on the 500 block of Rutherford avenue after an investigation by the city's joint Shooting Response Team tied the 20-year-old to the shooting, police spokesman Lt. Stephen Varn said.
Varn did not elaborate on how exactly the team linked Robinson to the shooting.
Police responded to a shooting in progress at 5:30 p.m. on April 19 on the 300 block of Monmouth Street, Varn said.
When officers arrived, they found a 21-year-old man who was shot in the arm, Varn said. The victim was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Robinson is charged with aggravated assault, weapon possession and unlawful use of that weapon.
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