Perth Amboy dad charged in shooting that hospitalized his 5-year-old
David Wesley was charged with aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a handgun, endangering the welfare of a child, hindering, and receiving stolen property, the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office announced.
Wesley was being held at the Middlesex County Adult Correctional Center in North Brunswick.
Around 11:06 p.m. July 7 police received a report of shots fired at a Cortlandt Street home where arriving officers found a 5-year-old child with a gunshot wound. The child was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment and is in stable condition, according to the Prosecutor's Office.
An investigation by Perth Amboy Detective Robert Torres and Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office Detective Olivia Ankudowicz determined the Wesley, the child's father, had discharged the firearm in the home, striking her, according to the Prosecutor's Office. Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call Detective Torres at 732-324-3879 or Detective Ankudowicz at 732-745-8083.
Email: srussell@gannettnj.com
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