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Teenager Dies After Arriving At Jersey City Hospital With Gunshot Wound: Prosecutors Teenager Dies After Arriving At Jersey City Hospital With Gunshot Wound: Prosecutors
Teenager Dies After Arriving At Jersey City Hospital With Gunshot Wound: Prosecutors An 18-year-old teenage boy was pronounced dead on Monday, Dec. 18 after he was dropped off at a Jersey City hospital suffering from a gunshot wound, authorities said. At 2:20 p.m., the boy arrived at Jersey City Medical Center in a private vehicle with a gunshot wound to the upper body, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said. He was pronounced dead shortly before 4 p.m., prosecutors said. The case is being investigated by the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department.

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by Sam Barron
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Florida Man Sentenced In BJ's Shooting That Killed Jersey City Dad: Prosecutors Florida Man Sentenced In BJ's Shooting That Killed Jersey City Dad: Prosecutors
Florida Man Sentenced In BJ's Shooting That Killed Jersey City Dad: Prosecutors A 38-year-old Florida man was sentenced to 30 years in state prison on Monday, August 14, for shooting Christian Parra, a 34-year-old Jersey City dad in 2021. Ariel Dumit was sentenced after being convicted of murder in the first degree along with other weapons charges in April, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.  Christian Parra with his wife and three children.GoFundMe photo In February 2021, Jersey City Police responded to the BJ's parking lot at 396 Marin Blvd where they discovered Parra with a gunshot wound to the torso, Suarez said. He was transported to Jersey City Medi…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Gunman Charged In Quadruple Ohio Murder Linked To 2013 NJ Homicide Gunman Charged In Quadruple Ohio Murder Linked To 2013 NJ Homicide
Gunman Charged In Quadruple Ohio Murder Linked To 2013 NJ Homicide A 41-year-old New Jersey native who last February was arrested in connection with a quadruple Ohio murder has been charged in a 2013 Camden County homicide as well, authorities said. Martin Muniz, formerly of Camden, was charged on Monday, May 22, with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Jaime Molina, 45, of Camden, they said. In Ohio, Muniz is accused of fatally shooting four people and injuring his 8-year-old niece at a home in Cleveland’s Brooklyn Centre on Jan. 13, authorities in Ohio said. On Cleveland police body cam footage, Muniz confessed to police, though he later pleade…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Trio Charged With Murder In 2019 Jersey City Shooting Trio Charged With Murder In 2019 Jersey City Shooting
Trio Charged With Murder In 2019 Jersey City Shooting Three individuals have been charged with murder in connection with a 2019 shooting, authorities in Hudson County announced. Austin Be-Kwao, 25, Malcolm Horton, 36, and Khadijah Neal, 36, all of Newark, have been arrested in connection with the Sept. 3, 2019 shooting death of 31-year-old Lawrence Reid in Jersey City, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Reid was found having suffered a gunshot wound on Wegman Parkway between Bergen Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive around 12:50 a.m., Suarez said. He died on Nov. 20, 2020. The Regional Medical Examiner’s Office determined…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Dies From Self-Inflicted Shooting At Sussex County Police Department (UPDATE) Man Dies From Self-Inflicted Shooting At Sussex County Police Department (UPDATE)
Man Dies From Self-Inflicted Shooting At Sussex County Police Department (Update) UPDATE: The man died as he was being taken to the hospital, according to a report from NJ.com. ----------------------------- A man was being hospitalized following a self-inflicted shooting at a police department in Sussex County, authorities said. A Newton police officer was exiting the back of the station at 39 Trinity St. and found an unconscious 71-year-old Newton man lying on the ground just after 1:20 p.m. on Friday, July 29, a press release said. Officers immediately began rendering aid and discovered that he was suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. A 9 mm ha…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Newark Officer Shot, Suspect In Custody: Police Newark Officer Shot, Suspect In Custody: Police
Newark Officer Shot, Suspect In Custody: Police A police officer was hospitalized after being shot in Newark Tuesday night, officials confirmed. The officer was rushed to University Hospital for treatment of a non life-threatening gunshot wound suffered near 14th Avenue and 14th Street around 8:35 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said. He was in stable condition as of 9:30 p.m.  A suspect was in custody and a gun was recovered, authorities said.  The incident remains under investigation. No further information was available.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Shot Outside Journal Square 7-Eleven Man Shot Outside Journal Square 7-Eleven
Man Shot Outside Journal Square 7-Eleven A 29-year-old man was hospitalized after being shot in Jersey City's Journal Square on Monday evening, authorities said. Police found the man suffering two non life-threatening gunshot wounds in his back around 7:05 p.m., city spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said. No further information was available.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
16-Year-Old Paterson Shooting Victim Shows Up At ER 16-Year-Old Paterson Shooting Victim Shows Up At ER
16-Year-Old Paterson Shooting Victim Shows Up At ER A 16-year-old Paterson boy showed up at the emergency room over the Labor Day weekend with a gunshot wound in the leg, authorities confirmed. The victim was taken by private vehicle to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center following the shooting behind a corner storefront at Mercer and Warren streets shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday, they said. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora issued a brief statement but didn't say how the gunshot was inflicted or whether any suspects had been taken into custody or identified.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Man Seriously Injured In Broad Daylight Jersey City Shooting Man Seriously Injured In Broad Daylight Jersey City Shooting
Man Seriously Injured In Broad Daylight Jersey City Shooting A man was rushed to the hospital in serious condition in a Jersey City shooting Wednesday afternoon. The incident occurred around 1:50 p.m., at 40 Stevens Ave., sources told Daily Voice. The victim suffered a gunshot wound in the side of his body, sources said. Meanwhile, authorities were apparently seeking a 2009 Nissan Rogue reported stolen in connection with the incident, sources confirmed.

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Bergen County Man, 79, Hospitalized With Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound Bergen County Man, 79, Hospitalized With Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound
Bergen County Man, 79, Hospitalized With Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound A 79-year-old River Vale man was hospitalized after shooting himself on Thursday, authorities said. He was reported in stable condition at Hackensack University Medical Center following the noontime incident on Central Avenue. Police were trying to determine whether the gunshot wound was accidental or self-inflicted.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Jersey City Man, 34, Shot Dead In BJ's Parking Lot Was Loving Dad, Passionate Sneaker Collector Jersey City Man, 34, Shot Dead In BJ's Parking Lot Was Loving Dad, Passionate Sneaker Collector
Jersey City Man, 34, Shot Dead In BJ's Parking Lot Was Loving Dad, Passionate Sneaker Collector Support is surging for the family of a 34-year-old Jersey City man was shot and killed in the parking lot of a local shopping center Sunday night. Police responded to the BJ’s Parking Lot on Marin Boulevard and Second Street around 8:20 p.m., where Christian Parra was found with a gunshot wound to the torso, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Parra was taken to Jersey City Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 9 p.m., Suarez said. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. More than $17,700 had been raise…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Atlantic County Man Found Dead During SWAT Raid Atlantic County Man Found Dead During SWAT Raid
Atlantic County Man Found Dead During SWAT Raid A SWAT team found a 27-year-old man dead of a gunshot wound in an apparent suicide after forcing their way into an Atlantic County home on Thursday, authorities said. State Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said his office is investigating the circumstances of the unidentified man’s death because it apparently occurred during an encounter with law enforcement. “There was no use of force against the decedent by the officers involved,” Grewal emphasized. “Rather, the Attorney General’s Office is conducting this investigation because the decedent’s death was discovered and may have occurred wh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Jersey City Teen Released From Hospital With Gunshot Wound Dies Next Day Prosecutor: Jersey City Teen Released From Hospital With Gunshot Wound Dies Next Day
Prosecutor: Jersey City Teen Released From Hospital With Gunshot Wound Dies Next Day A 17-year-old Jersey City girl who was sent home from the hospital with a gunshot wound Wednesday night died after being readmitted Thursday morning, authorities said. Police responding to an 8 p.m. shooting in the area of Martin Luther King Drive and Forrest Street said they found an 18-year-old man with a gunshot wound that wasn't considered life-threatening. The girl -- identified in other news reports as Stephanie Jacques -- was found wounded a block away, at the corner of Martin Luther King Drive and Oak Street, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Both were taken to…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Elizabeth Woman Shot By Men Arguing Outside Her House Elizabeth Woman Shot By Men Arguing Outside Her House
Elizabeth Woman Shot By Men Arguing Outside Her House An Elizabeth woman was hospitalized with a gunshot wound to her knee Tuesday evening. The victim was walking to her house on Walnut Street when she saw two men arguing in the middle of the street, a spokesperson for the Elizabeth Police Department said. She then heard gunshots and suffered a gunshot wound to her knee, authorities said. The woman was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Plainfield Man, 20, Found Shot To Death In Park Plainfield Man, 20, Found Shot To Death In Park
Plainfield Man, 20, Found Shot To Death In Park The Union County Prosecutor's Office is investigating after the body of a 20-year-old* Plainfield man was discovered in a city park Wednesday afternoon, the agency said.  Wykil Sherrod Jr. was found near a picnic table in Green Brook Park. The cause of death was a gunshot wound, an autopsy revealed.  No other information on the circumstances of the death was released by the prosecutor's office.  Anyone with information about this matter is being urged to contact Prosecutor’s Office Sgt. Andrew Dellaquila at 973-274-5771 or Sgt. Johnny Ho at 908-403-8271. *CORRECTION: The de…

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by Paul Milo