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Gunman Admits Killing 23-year-Old Jersey City Victim : Prosecutor Gunman Admits Killing 23-year-Old Jersey City Victim : Prosecutor
Gunman Admits Killing 23-year-Old Jersey City Victim : Prosecutor A 29-year-old Jersey City man pleaded guilty in connection with a 2020 shooting that left a 23-year-old man dead, authorities said. Kenyowa Pinkney admitted shooting Javone Smith near near Martin Luther King Drive and Myrtle Avenue the morning of Monday, April 6, 2020, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Pinkney on Monday, April 15, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated manslaughter.  Pinkney surrendered to authorities days after Smith was pronounced dead. The incident marked the city's fourth deadly shooting in a seven-day span. Sentencing is scheduled before …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey City Man Turns Himself In For Fatal Shooting Of 23-Year-Old Victim Jersey City Man Turns Himself In For Fatal Shooting Of 23-Year-Old Victim
Jersey City Man Turns Himself In For Fatal Shooting Of 23-Year-Old Victim A 27-year-old Jersey City man was charged in the killing of a 23-year-old city resident after turning himself into law enforcement, authorities said. Kenyowa Pinkney turned himself into authorities at the Hudson County Prosecutor's Homicide Unit on Duncan Avenue, and was arrested around 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 14, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Pinkney's arrest comes eight days after Javone Smith was found with gunshot wounds near Martin Luther King Drive and Myrtle Avenue. The incident was the city's fourth fatal shooting in a seven-day span. Pinkney is facing murder and wea…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man, 23, Dies In Jersey City's 4th Fatal Shooting In Seven Days Man, 23, Dies In Jersey City's 4th Fatal Shooting In Seven Days
Man, 23, Dies In Jersey City's 4th Fatal Shooting In Seven Days A Jersey City man was killed in a shooting Monday -- the city's fourth in seven days, authorities said. Javone Smith, 23, was taken to Jersey City Medical Center with multiple gunshot wounds in his upper body after the incident near Martin Luther King Drive and Myrtle Avenue just before 6:30 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was pronounced dead at 6:49 p.m., Suarez said. The cause and manner of Smith’s death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Office of the Hud…

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by Valerie Musson