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Pair Charged In Shooting Death Of Union County Man: Prosecutor Pair Charged In Shooting Death Of Union County Man: Prosecutor
Pair Charged In Shooting Death Of Union County Man: Prosecutor Arrests have been made in the shooting death of 22-year-old Emmanuelle Florestal, which occurred last October, authorities in Union County said. Ahmad Conde, a 19-year-old Elizabeth resident, and Ducarmel Georges, a 19-year-old Brooklyn resident, have each been charged with first degree murder, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said. Following an investigation by the Union County Prosecutor's Office Homicide Task Force and numerous other agencies, Georges was arrested in Brooklyn on Monday, March 20, while Conde remained at large until he was found and apprehended on Tuesday, M…

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by Sam Barron
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NJ Gunman Killed Amazon Worker Making Delivery, Authorities Say NJ Gunman Killed Amazon Worker Making Delivery, Authorities Say
NJ Gunman Killed Amazon Worker Making Delivery, Authorities Say A Plainfield man has been arrested in the shooting death of a delivery driver subcontracted by Amazon Wednesday, authorities in Union County announced Friday. Quahif Lane, 26, is accused of shooting 36-year-old Jamar S. Harris, of Newark, dead while working Wednesday in Plainfield, according to Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Plainfield Police Department Officer In Charge Capt. David M. Guarino said. Lane is charged with first-degree homicide and two related second-degree weapons offenses. He was taken into custody without incident Thursday, and l…

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by Cecilia Levine
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29-Year-Old Shot Dead In Linden 29-Year-Old Shot Dead In Linden
29-Year-Old Shot Dead In Linden A 29-year-old man was shot dead in Linden Wednesday evening, authorities said. Officers responding to the shooting report on the 600 block of Morningside Avenue found Linden man Grady Jilus suffering from serious injury around 8:45 p.m., Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Linden Police Chief David Hart said in a joint release. Jilus was later pronounced dead, authorities said. The investigation is being led by the Union County Homicide Task Force with assistance from the Linden Police Department, Union County Police Department Ballistics Unit, and Union County Sheriff’s Off…

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by Valerie Musson
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NJ Man Indicted On Murder Charge For Beating Complete Stranger To Death, Authorities Say NJ Man Indicted On Murder Charge For Beating Complete Stranger To Death, Authorities Say
NJ Man Indicted On Murder Charge For Beating Complete Stranger To Death, Authorities Say A Union County grand jury returned a three-count indictment against a man accused of killing a stranger with a blunt object last summer, authorities announced. Oliver I. Tzarax-Lopez, 21, is charged with first-degree murder and two related second-degree weapons offenses in connection with the death of 37-year-old Newark's Nohora C. Agudelo, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel announced Friday, July 23. Elizabeth police responded to East Broad and North Broad streets around 2:35 a.m. June 28, 2020, where Agudelo was found with severe head injuries, according to Union Cou…

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by Cecilia Levine
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US Marshals Capture NJ Man Wanted On Murder Charge In Pennsylvania US Marshals Capture NJ Man Wanted On Murder Charge In Pennsylvania
US Marshals Capture NJ Man Wanted On Murder Charge In Pennsylvania An Elizabeth man wanted on murder charges was captured by members of the US Marshals Service in Pennsylvania, authorities said Wednesday. Michael Rogers, 23, is accused of shooting 32-year-old Antwoine Thompson on April 26, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo, Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca, and city Police Director Earl Graves said. Thompson was rushed to the hospital after being shot near Second and Bond streets, and died later that day, authorities said. Meanwhile, Rogers was identified as a suspect and charged June 10. He was arrested without incident in Wilkes…

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by Cecilia Levine