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MURDER: Pair Charged In Fatal Jersey City Shooting MURDER: Pair Charged In Fatal Jersey City Shooting
Murder: Pair Charged In Fatal Jersey City Shooting A pair of men have been charged with murder in a Jersey City shooting that left one man dead in June, authorities announced. Quadre Domnie, 21, of Jersey City, and Jekhi Wade, 19, of North Plainfield, are responsible for killing Kyle Howard, 34, of Newark, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Domnie and Wade shot Howard around 11:15 p.m. on Forrest Street and MLK Drive on Sunday, June 12, Suarez said. Howard was rushed to the hospital in a private car and later died. Both were arrested without incident on Monday, July 25, 2022 near Cator and Rose avenues in Jersey City. Domnie and …

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by Cecilia Levine
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21-Year-Old Man Gunned Down In Jersey City Park 21-Year-Old Man Gunned Down In Jersey City Park
21-Year-Old Man Gunned Down In Jersey City Park A 21-year-old man was shot and killed in a Jersey City park Wednesday evening, authorities said. Alshaquir Duval was shot at Ferris Triangle Park and found with gunshot wounds in front of 182 Cator Avenue, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:32 p.m. No arrests had been made as of Thursday morning. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department are actively investigating this case. &nbs…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Feds Charge Reputed Jersey City Gang Member With Gunning Down Rival Feds Charge Reputed Jersey City Gang Member With Gunning Down Rival
Feds Charge Reputed Jersey City Gang Member With Gunning Down Rival Federal authorities have charged a reputed gang member from Jersey City with murder in the shooting death of a rival during a running feud between allied crews. Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Rachael A. Honig announced Tuesday that her office has taken over the prosecution of Phillip Wiggins Jr. of Newark for the March 31, 2020 slaying of Damone “Munch” Smith. Wiggins, 24, who investigators say belongs to the Wilkinson Avenue gang, shot Smith in the chest near the corner of Rose and Cator avenues.  Smith, 25, was brought by private vehicle to Jersey City Medical Center, where he …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Texas Fugitive, 23, Charged In Fatal Shooting Of Jersey City Resident Texas Fugitive, 23, Charged In Fatal Shooting Of Jersey City Resident
Texas Fugitive, 23, Charged In Fatal Shooting Of Jersey City Resident A Jersey City man being sought by authorities in Texas was charged in the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old city resident, authorities said. Phillip Wiggins, 23, was arrested at a home on Seymour Avenue in Newark on April 22 in connection with the March 31 shooting death of Damon Smith, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Wiggins was wanted on a Fugitive from Justice warrant out of Texas, and was processed on that charge, Suarez said. On Tuesday, March 31,, just after 8:30 p.m., Jersey City police responded to a report of shots fired near Cator and Rose avenues. Smith had been take…

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by Cecilia Levine
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25-Year-Old Man Killed In Jersey City Shooting 25-Year-Old Man Killed In Jersey City Shooting
25-Year-Old Man Killed In Jersey City Shooting A 25-year-old man was killed in a Jersey City shooting, authorities said. Damone Smith, 25, of Jersey City was shot near the area of Cator Avenue and Rose Avenue shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Smith was taken in a private vehicle to Jersey City Medical Center with gunshot wounds in his upper body, Suarez said. He was pronounced dead at the hospital around 2:15 a.m., authorities said. The cause and manner of Smith’s death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. No arrests have been made, authorities said. Anyone with …

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by Valerie Musson