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Murder: Trio Charged In Quintuple Jersey City Shooting
Three men have been charged with murder in a 2020 shooting that wounded four men and left one dead in Jersey City, authorities said.
Lamont Wiggins, 25, Sheldon Mays, 23 and Jermaine Jennings, 22, were charged with murder in the first degree, multiple counts of attempted murder, and various weapons charges in connection with the June 2020 incident on Union Street, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
Jersey City officers responding to the scene between Martin Luther King Drive and Ocean Avenue and found multiple victims, including city resident Scott Colclough, Suarez said.
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Jersey City Teen Fatally Shot By Bayonne Man: Prosecutors
A 17-year-old boy was fatally shot in Jersey City on Saturday evening, June 24, authorities said.
At 8:02 p.m., police were notified of a shooting at 16th Street and Coles Street, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Upon arrival, police found Isaiah Vasquez suffering from a gunshot wound to the torso, Suarez said.
Valesquez was transferred to Jersey City Medical Center where he was soon pronounced dead, Suarez said.
Isaiah McCord, a 22-year-old Bayonne resident, was arrested and charged with Valesquez's murder on Sunday, June 25 and is being detained at the Hudson County Correctio…
Jersey City Man Arrested, Firearms, Drugs Seized: Hudson County Prosecutor
A 29-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and charged with numerous drug and weapons charges, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced on Thursday, June 15.
David Pineiro was arrested following a months-long investigation, Suarez said. Police recovered four forearms and various illegal narcotics, valued at more than $50,000, Suarez said.
The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Narcotics Task Force searched Pineiro's Audubon Avenue apartment on Wednesday, June 7, seizing more than 20 ounces of cocaine, 14 ounces of heroin and over a pound of marijuana, Suarez said. They also found mor…
