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Men Who Killed 17-Year-Old Jersey City Girl Get Prison Time
A pair of men charged in the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old Jersey City girl were sentenced to state prison on Friday Jan. 27, authorities said.
Alterik Ellis, 29, and Travis DeFoe, 32, both of Jersey City, were sentenced to 35 years in New Jersey State Prison for the 2018 shooting death of Jade Saunders in Jersey City, according to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez.
Ellis and DeFoe were each convicted at trial of murder, theft and weapons offenses, Suarez said.
“No family should ever lose a child in a senseless act of gun violence,” said Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Kevin…
Authorities ID 2 Killed In Jersey City Shooting That Left 4 Others Hurt
Authorities have identified the two people who died in Friday night's Jersey City shooting, in which four others were injured.
Randolph Black Jr., 25, and Jason Crutcher, 26, both died as a result of the shooting on Brinkerhoff Street just before 11 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
Among those injured were three men, ages 25, 26, and 35, and a 20-year-old woman, Suarez's office said.
Police responding to reports of gunshots just before 11 p.m. found Black unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the torso in a vehicle near Crescent Avenue, authorities said. He was rushed to J…
