The man suspected of shooting two men and causing a panic at the Newport Centre mall in Jersey City was arrested on Tuesday, officials said.

In connection with the Jan. 11 shooting, Ahmad Broadway was charged with multiple crimes, including unlawful possession of a handgun, aggravated assault and serious bodily injury and causing or risking widespread injury or damage, said Ashley Manz, spokeswoman for Jersey City.

Police had been searching for Broadway in connection with the shooting that injured Jalil Holmes, 19, and another unidentified victim, said Manz.

A third man involved, 29-year-old Gerard Herreld of Jersey City, was arrested Jan. 15. He was charged with theft, insurance fraud, wrongful impersonation and obstruction, Manz said.

Shortly after 6 p.m. Jan. 11, an argument over drug territory quickly turned into gunfire, clearing the three-floor mall, Mayor Steven Fulop had said. The shots caused a stampede of people rushing toward the exits. Many others found hiding spots in the 1.2 million square foot mall.

Broadway, Holmes and Herreld knew each other, Fulop had said.

At the time of the shooting, Scott Fallon, environmental reporter for NorthJersey.com and the USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey, was at the mall with his wife, Dawn, and their daughter Emma. They were able to escape safely.

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Along with Broadway, Holmes has been charged with multiple crimes, including attempted murder, for a separate shooting on Grant Avenue on Jan. 9. Holmes was taken into custody and charged with rioting in the shooting, Manz said.

Broadway, Holmes and Herreld are "familiar" characters in the violence that often erupts in Jersey City, Fulop had said. There are rarely gang allegiances, with criminals generally aligning themselves based on the neighborhoods they grew up in, Fulop had said.

The charges filed against Holmes stem from an unrelated incident on Jan. 9, in which two people were shot while in a car, Manz said. The victims were taken to a local medical center with non-life-threatening injuries, she said. Jakeem Gibson Madison of Jersey City was also arrested in that shooting, charged with multiple crimes, Manz said.

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