UPDATE: Shooting of 5 may be connected to earlier fight, police say





BRIDGETON -- Police are seeking a teenager they say opened fire on a group of people sitting on a porch, injuring five of them.

Brian Pineda

Brian Pineda, 18, is wanted on aggravated assault and weapons charges.

Pineda fired numerous times at a home on Marion Street Thursday, according to a statement from Bridgeton police.

He then fled through an alleyway and left the area in a tan Nissan Quest with Pennsylvania registration, police said.

Five people on the home's porch were injured. A police sergeant on Sunday said he could not release any details about their conditions.

In a Facebook post, Bridgeton police asked the public to help them locate Pineda.

They also warned people not to approach him because he is "considered armed and extremely dangerous." He is 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighs approximately 250 pounds.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Lt. Rick Pierce at (856) 451-0033. An anonymous tip can also be texted to TIP411 (847411) with BRIDGETON in the subject line.

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