Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Dennis McFadden of the Carteret Police Department announced today that Elijah Ford has been convicted of attempted murder and weapons offenses by a Middlesex County jury after a five - day trial .
   On December 24 , 2020 , at approximately 9:30 P . M . , Carteret Police officers responded to the exterior of a residence at the Hermann Gardens public housing complex in Carteret for a report of shots fired . Upon arrival , officers found the victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds . The victim was transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital . A subsequent investigation conducted by Detective Anthony Ramos of the Carteret Police Department , and Detective Margaret Kolta , Detective Daniel Lojek , and Sergeant Julissa Alvarado of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office , resulted in Elijah Ford , 20 , of Carteret , being charged with the shooting .
   Ford was subsequently indicted for first - degree Attempted Murder , second - degree Unlawful Possession of a Firearm , and second - degree Possession of a Firearm for Unlawful Purposes .
   Following the presentation of evidence by Assistant Prosecutors Ryan Farrell and Kaitlyn Maltese , Ford was convicted by a jury on April 28 , 2022 . Ford is scheduled to be sentenced by the Honorable Benjamin S . Bucca , J . S . C . , on September 6 , 2022 .
   
   

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