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2 Deaths, Hours Apart Under Investigation In Jersey City 2 Deaths, Hours Apart Under Investigation In Jersey City
2 Deaths, Hours Apart Under Investigation In Jersey City Authorities are investigating two separate deaths that happened hours apart in Jersey City. One man was found inured around 4 p.m. Friday on Oxford and West Side avenues, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead about two hours later. The cause and manner of death were pending findings of an autopsy. The victim's name was not released. The second incident occurred at approximately 3:15 a.m. Saturday, when Jersey City police responded to 116 Randolph Ave. for an apparent shooting. There, 24-year-old Rashaun Bell, a city resident, w…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Authorities Probe Officer Involved Shooting In Jersey City Authorities Probe Officer Involved Shooting In Jersey City
Authorities Probe Officer Involved Shooting In Jersey City The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office was investigating an officer-involved shooting in Jersey City, authorities announced Thursday. Officers were attempted to make a motor vehicle stop at Bergen and Oxford avenues around 1:10 a.m., when one of the officers discharged his weapon, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. A vehicle was struck but no one was struck or injured, Suarez said. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident, including the motor vehicle stop and the officer’s discharge of his service weapon.  As is s…

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by Cecilia Levine