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Plainfield Man Indicted In Fatal Shooting Of Star Football Player: Prosecutors Plainfield Man Indicted In Fatal Shooting Of Star Football Player: Prosecutors
Plainfield Man Indicted In Fatal Shooting Of Star Football Player: Prosecutors A 23-year-old Plainfield man was indicted by a grand jury for murder in the shooting death of a former college football player last August. Maurice Pierce shot Jameer Outsey, of Bridgewater, on North Broad Street and Magnolia Avenue in Elizabeth on Aug. 27, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves, and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. Pierce was charged with murder in the first degree and multiple weapons offenses. Outsey, a three-year letterman at Fra…

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by Sam Barron
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Plainfield Man Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of Star Football Player: Prosecutors Plainfield Man Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of Star Football Player: Prosecutors
Plainfield Man Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of Star Football Player: Prosecutors Maurice Pierce, 23-year-old Plainfield man was arrested on Monday, Sept. 25 and charged with murder in the shooting death of Jameer Outsey, a former college football player, back in August, authorities said. On Sunday, Aug. 12, Elizabeth police responded to North Broad Street and Magnolia Avenue and found Outsey, a Bridgewater resident, suffering from a gunshot wound, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves, and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. Pierce …

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by Sam Barron
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Star Football Player Jameer Outsey Shot Dead In Elizabeth Star Football Player Jameer Outsey Shot Dead In Elizabeth
Star Football Player Jameer Outsey Shot Dead In Elizabeth A former New Jersey football star was shot dead over the weekend, authorities announced. Jameer Outsey, a three-year letterman at Franklin Township High School (Class of 2014), was fatally shot in Elizabeth on Saturday, Aug. 12, prosecutors said. The 27-year-old former athlete was hospitalized after being shot at North Broad Street and Magnolia Avenue, and subsequently pronounced dead, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said. Named first team all-area is junior and senior year of high school, Outsey went on to play college football for Iowa and UNLV while majoring in sociology. Outs…

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by Sam Barron
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West Orange Man Dead, Woman Injured In Elizabeth Shootings West Orange Man Dead, Woman Injured In Elizabeth Shootings
West Orange Man Dead, Woman Injured In Elizabeth Shootings A 24-year-old West Orange man died and a 21-year-old woman was injured after being shot in Elizabeth Memorial Day Weekend, authorities said. Police responding to gunshots fired near the 200 block of North Broad Street found Lamar Turner dead around 3 a.m. Sunday, May 29,  Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said. The woman suffered non-life threatening injuries, and was found a short distance away on Julian Place. She was transported to University Hospital for treatment. The investigation into the shooting is being led by the Union County Homicide Task Force and the Elizabeth Po…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Elizabeth Girl, 15, Leaving School Critical After Being Struck By Car Elizabeth Girl, 15, Leaving School Critical After Being Struck By Car
Elizabeth Girl, 15, Leaving School Critical After Being Struck By Car A 15-year-old girl was in critical condition after being struck by a car Tuesday in Elizabeth, authorities said. The teen was being picked up from school when she was struck around 1 p.m. at North Broad Street and North Avenue, City Spokeswoman Kelly A. Martins said. The vehicle that struck her remained at this scene.  No further information was available. The scene was closed for investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Perth Amboy Man, 36, Fatally Shot In Elizabeth Perth Amboy Man, 36, Fatally Shot In Elizabeth
Perth Amboy Man, 36, Fatally Shot In Elizabeth The fatal shooting of a 36-year-old early Monday in Elizabeth is under investigation, authorities said. The victim has been identified as Zakee Cooper, 36, of Perth Amboy, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said. At about 2 a.m. on Monday, Elizabeth police responded to the 1000 block of North Broad Street.  Officers found Cooper, who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds, police said. He was subsequently pronounced dead. The shooting is under active investigation by the Homicide Task Force of the Union County Prosecutor’s Office, Elizabeth Police Department, Unio…

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by Jon Craig