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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
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
Man Hospitalized After Shooting At Allentown Intersection, Police Say Man Hospitalized After Shooting At Allentown Intersection, Police Say
Man Hospitalized After Shooting At Allentown Intersection, Police Say A man was shot near an Allentown intersection Thursday evening, authorities confirmed. Officers responding to the shooting report near Jordan and Gordon Streets found the man with a gunshot wound around 6:20 p.m., Allentown Police said in a release. The man was treated at the scene before being taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of injuries expected to be survivable. The investigation was ongoing, and additional details were not released. Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at 610-437-7721 or the Police Desk at 610-437-7753 (ext 1).

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Man Accidentally Shoots Himself In Warren County, State Police Say Man Accidentally Shoots Himself In Warren County, State Police Say
Man Accidentally Shoots Himself In Warren County, State Police Say A man was hurt after accidentally shooting himself in Warren County Sunday afternoon, state police confirmed. Officers responding to the shooting report on Route 46 near milepost 4.2 in Knowlton Township found a man in a Dodge Ram with an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound to the foot around 3:25 p.m., NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan told Daily Voice. The man was identified as a 22-year-old from Bensalem, PA, according to WRNJ. The incident remained under investigation, Marchan said.

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by Valerie Musson
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
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
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