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Man, 32, Killed In Hudson County's First Homicide Of 2022 Man, 32, Killed In Hudson County's First Homicide Of 2022
Man, 32, Killed In Hudson County's First Homicide Of 2022 Authorities have identified the victim of Hudson County's first homicide of 2022 as a 32-year-old man. Rasheen Bostick was found with a gunshot wound to the torso near Crescent and Belmont avenues in Jersey City around 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was transported by Emergency Medical Services to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at approximately 12:55 p.m. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. No arrests had been made as of Sunday evening. The Hudson County…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Feds Charge JC Ex-Con, Newark Companion With Two Shootings During Multi-Robbery Spree Feds Charge JC Ex-Con, Newark Companion With Two Shootings During Multi-Robbery Spree
Feds Charge JC Ex-Con, Newark Companion With Two Shootings During Multi-Robbery Spree A Jersey City ex-con accused of shooting two clerks during a mid-evening armed robbery spree last month was charged by federal authorities along with a Newark woman who they said was with him. Rodney Williams, 29, and Siobhan Chandler, 19, were captured after Williams crashed their getaway during a police chase following four holdups in under an hour on Nov. 14, authorities said. All told, the couple robbed a Danforth Avenue deli, a Garfield Avenue gas station, a Communipaw Avenue supermarket and and a fast-food restaurant at Communipaw and Crescent avenues, they said. Williams reportedly …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man Held On Murder Charge Among 2 Arrested In Jersey City Shooting That Killed 2, Injured 4 Man Held On Murder Charge Among 2 Arrested In Jersey City Shooting That Killed 2, Injured 4
Man Held On Murder Charge Among 2 Arrested In Jersey City Shooting That Killed 2, Injured 4 Two men including one already being held on murder charges have been arrested in a shooting that killed two people and injured four others in Jersey City last May. City residents Cooleone McNeil, 21, and Omire Rios-Williams, 19 -- who was previously charged in the May 3 killing of Emmanuel Garcia -- are both facing first-degree murder charges, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Emmanuel GarciaGoFundMe photo Multiple reports of gunshots fired near Crescent Avenue and Brikerhoff Street came in around 11 p.m. on May 21. Police found a total of six victims at the scene -- all Jers…

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by Cecilia Levine