Body Found Near North Bergen Elementary School ID'd As Jersey City Man, 24

The body of a 24-year-old Jersey City man was found Thursday morning near an elementary school in North Bergen, authorities said.

McKinley Elementary School in North Bergen
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Cecilia Levine

09/09/2021 5:31 p.m.

Police responding to a call of a deceased man found in a parking lot near 3200 Liberty Avenue found Marquis McCleod just before 7 a.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.

He was pronounced dead less than 30 minutes later.

The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office.

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