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Man Charged In Fatal Jersey City Shooting: Prosecutors

Anton Mair, a 28-year-old Jersey City man was arrested on Thursday, July 13 for the fatal shooting of Khalil King back in April, authorities said.

Jersey City police

Jersey City police

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On Sunday, April 23 at midnight, the Jersey City Police Department received a report of shots fired on Danforth Avenue, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Upon arrival, they found King, a 23-year-old North Carolina resident, unresponsive inside a store at 152 Danforth Ave. suffering from a gunshot wound to the head, Suarez said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, Suarez said.

Mair was charged with murder and weapons charges, Suarez said. He was arrested at a residence in Bayonne and transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility pending his first court appearance, Suarez said.

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