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Heavenley Cherry, 19, of Jersey City, was charged with first degree murder in the July 6 killing of Tyeah Garner on July 6, in which Tyeah was found with a gunshot wound to her head in a single-family home on Rutgers Avenue just after 10:30 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
Tyeah was taken to Jersey City Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead five hours later, Suarez said.
Cherry -- who was being held at the Bergen County Youth Detention Center for an unrelated incident -- was also charged with murder as an accomplice and weapon possession, Suarez said.
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Jahquell Carter, 24, of Jersey City, who acted as an accomplice, according to Suarez.
Imae Tinker-Trent, 19, of Jersey City, was charged with hindering a murder investigation and is scheduled for a court appearance Tuesday, authorities said.
Suarez credited the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department for the investigation and arrest.
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