By Police1 Staff
NEWARK, N.J. — Mounted officers happened to be in the right place at the right time Monday when they interrupted a street shootout and arrested three people .
The officers were on patrol when they saw Alex Cora shooting at William A. Jones and Quamarly Boykins, NJ.com reported.
Jones and Boykins fled when officers arrived, but police brought the group to a stop and found a 9mm handgun on Cora, officials told the publication.
After obtaining a search warrant, police found two other guns at a barbershop.
All three men were charged with aggravated assault and weapons offenses.
The mounted unit was reintroduced after it was disbanded due to budget cuts in 2011, according to the publication.