Police Outsmart Gunman Trying To Flee Through Window After Jersey City Shootout

A 35-year-old Jersey City man who thought he'd be able to escape police by jumping out a window after a shootout was outsmarted by officers already canvassing the scene, authorities said.

Wilkinson Ave.
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Cecilia Levine

10/14/2022 4:35 p.m.

Police responding to reports of shots fired at MLK Drive and Wilkinson Avenue found Dawkins and another man shooting each other around 3:35 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, Jersey City spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said.

Dawkins and the other gunman fled — Dawkins into his home at 133 Wilkinson Ave. Officers, however, had already set up a perimeter and quickly arrested Dawkins, Wallace-Scalcione said.

Dawkins is charged with aggravated assault, weapons offenses and more.

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