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Grand Jury: Officers Justified Killing Pair In 2019 Jersey City Firefight Grand Jury: Officers Justified Killing Pair In 2019 Jersey City Firefight
Grand Jury: Officers Justified Killing Pair In 2019 Jersey City Firefight Police were justified in shooting a couple who killed a fellow officer and three civilians in Jersey City, authorities on Wednesday said a state grand jury has found. Some would question the need for such a review given the circumstances of the fateful Dec. 10, 2019 firefight at a kosher grocery store. The answer: It’s required under New Jersey law and state attorney general’s guidelines. Authorities had no choice. David Anderson, 47, and Francine Graham, 50, had slain Jersey City Police Officer Joseph Seals in a nearby cemetery. They then wounded another officer before killing Mindy Fere…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Jersey Shore Pawn Shop Owner Tied To Shooting Deaths Of JC Officer, 3 Others Gets Fed Pen Time Jersey Shore Pawn Shop Owner Tied To Shooting Deaths Of JC Officer, 3 Others Gets Fed Pen Time
Jersey Shore Pawn Shop Owner Tied To Shooting Deaths Of JC Officer, 3 Others Gets Fed Pen Time A Jersey Shore pawn shop owner who was arrested in connection with the December 2019 shooting deaths of a Jersey City police detective and three civilians was sent to federal prison Tuesday for 18 months. A handwritten note found in the pocket of one of the two assailants who were shot dead by police led investigators to Ahmed A-Hady, a 36-year-old ex-con. It contained a telephone number ending in 4115 and the address of the pawn shop, they said. A-Hady had been convicted in 2012 of trying to obtain prescription drugs by fraud, which prohibited him from possessing a firearm, records show. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Dozens If Not More Lives Saved' By Slain Jersey City Detective, Federal Authorities Say 'Dozens If Not More Lives Saved' By Slain Jersey City Detective, Federal Authorities Say
'Dozens If Not More Lives Saved' By Slain Jersey City Detective, Federal Authorities Say Slain veteran Jersey City Police Detective Joseph Seals likely prevented dozens of other deaths that day, authorities said Monday. Seals, 40, of Lyndhurst, was investigating the death of a livery driver in Bayonne when David Anderson, 47, and Francine Graham, 50, shot him in the Bayview Cemetery just before 12:30 p.m. Dec. 10, and drove off, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. They were killed in a gunfight with police, but not after killing three other people. Based on the arsenal of guns and a viable bomb found in their U-Haul truck, as well as Google searches and more, authorities beli…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Civilian Victims In Jersey City Massacre Identified, Fundraiser Launched Civilian Victims In Jersey City Massacre Identified, Fundraiser Launched
Civilian Victims In Jersey City Massacre Identified, Fundraiser Launched The three people who were killed Tuesday when two shooters entered a grocery store in Jersey City have been identified as the wife of the owner, an employee and a bystander at the store, WABC 7 reported.  The victims are 24-year-old Moshe Deutsh, 49-year-old Miguel Douglas, and 32-year-old mother of five Mindy Ferenz. Deutsch volunteered with Chai Lifeline, a program which provides support for seriously ill children.  "Moshe himself studied and found time to help his peers from his yeshiva," Rabbi David Niederman, president of the United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg and N…

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by Paul Milo
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WHAT WE KNOW: State Officials Address Deadly Jersey City Shooting WHAT WE KNOW: State Officials Address Deadly Jersey City Shooting
What WE Know: State Officials Address Deadly Jersey City Shooting State officials gathered Wednesday afternoon to address Tuesday's deadly Jersey City shooting that left a police detective, three civilians and the two gunmen dead. Governor Phil Murphy assured the public that there is no ongoing security concern, noting Homeland Security is working with Jewish and other communities of faith to address their concerns. "We saw the very worst of humanity," New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. "But in the response… we also saw the very best. "Yesterday could have been far deadlier, and the reason it was not is due to the heroism of the men and w…

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by Cecilia Levine