Newark police seek prisoner who escaped from hospital room

Shabaz managed to escaped from his room at University Hospital in Newark Monday. (Photo: Newark PD)PIX 11

NEWARK, N.J. (AP/PIX11) — A Newark hospital was in lockdown after a prisoner under police guard escaped from his room.

A spokeswoman for University Hospital says police guards noticed Elijah Shabazz was not in his room shortly after 11 a.m. Monday. He had been admitted to the hospital Friday for inpatient treatment under police guard.  

Shabazz was being held on charges of robbery, burglary and resisting arrest, NJ.com reports.com

Spokeswoman Stacie Newton says the hospital was put into lockdown Monday, with no one allowed to enter or leave the building except for patients entering for treatment.

An investigation into how Shabazz managed to escape is underway.

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One thought on “Newark police seek prisoner who escaped from hospital room

  1. Another one??? There’s the guy in Virginia, now this guy? Could this be a way for them to practice going house to house, door to door without warning?? Come on, something doesn’t seem right here. Or am I just being paranoid??

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