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Jimmy Kearney

Elizabeth man beat neighbor, went home for gun, then killed him Elizabeth man beat neighbor, went home for gun, then killed him
Elizabeth man beat neighbor, went home for gun, then killed him A 20-year-old Elizabeth resident pleaded guilty to fatally shooting his neighbor in a robbery nearly three years ago, the Union County Prosecutor's Office announced in late March.  Jimmy Kearney was quickly identified as a suspect after the body of Robert Rouse, 61, was discovered in the 400 block of Walnut Street on Oct. 31, 2016.  Authorities say Kearney followed Rouse and then attacked him, leaving Rouse lying in the street. Kearney ran to his home nearby to get a handgun, then returned to the spot where he left Rouse and shot him in the neck. Kearney removed Rouse's belon…