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Jersey City Triple Shooting: One Dead, Two Wounded, Gunmen Flee Jersey City Triple Shooting: One Dead, Two Wounded, Gunmen Flee
Jersey City Triple Shooting: One Dead, Two Wounded, Gunmen Flee A man was shot and killed and two other people wounded in the Heights section of Jersey City, authorities confirmed. Witnesses reported seeing two gunmen flee east on Bowers Street following the shooting on Central Avenue around 9 p.m. Sunday, April 7. Freddie Posey, 25, of Jersey City, was pronounced dead shortly after 9:30 p.m. at Jersey City Medical Center, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. A 30-year-old Jersey City female who also was brought to the hospital in an ambulance was treated for a gunshot would in the leg, responders said. A third victim, a 24-year-old Jerse…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bayonne Man Charged In Hit-Run That Seriously Injured 31-Year-Old Jersey City Woman Bayonne Man Charged In Hit-Run That Seriously Injured 31-Year-Old Jersey City Woman
Bayonne Man Charged In Hit-Run That Seriously Injured 31-Year-Old Jersey City Woman A Bayonne man was charged in a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a 31-year-old Jersey City woman earlier this year, authorities said. On March 24, the woman was crossing Palisade Avenue just south of Bowers Street in Jersey City Heights when she was struck by a four-door sedan driven by Magdy Botros, 51, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Botros fled the scene, and authorities have been looking for him ever since. He turned himself in to detectives at the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office in Jersey City on Thursday morning. He is charged with one count of knowingly l…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Authorities Release Description Of Hit-Run Vehicle That Hospitalized Female Pedestrian, 31 Authorities Release Description Of Hit-Run Vehicle That Hospitalized Female Pedestrian, 31
Authorities Release Description Of Hit-Run Vehicle That Hospitalized Female Pedestrian, 31 Authorities in Hudson County are seeking the public's help in identifying a hit-and-run driver who seriously injured a 31-year-old pedestrian last Wednesday. The woman was crossing Palisade Avenue just south of Bowers Street in Jersey City Heights when she was struck by a four-door sedan around 9 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The woman was rushed to Jersey City Medical Center, where she was listed in stable condition. The suspect vehicle is consistent with a 2012-2014 Black Toyota Camry LE, with New York registration, and notably had a missing hubcap on …

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by Cecilia Levine