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18-Year-Old Kearny Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Shots Fired In Hoboken: Authorities

An 18-year-old Kearny man was arrested and charged with attempted murder after shots were fired in Hoboken on Thursday, Dec. 19, authorities said.

Elias Mercado

Elias Mercado

Photo Credit: Hoboken Police

At 1 p.m., two groups known to each other got into a dispute, resulting in shots being fired near the intersection of Fourth and Jackson Streets, a spokesman for the Hoboken Police Department said.  All involved parties dispersed the area immediately following the gunfire, authorities said.

Mercado was located in a nearby building where he was arrested for criminal attempted murder, authorities said. A search of Mercado turned up a bullet casing, 14 wax folds containing a white powdery substance suspected to be heroin, 17 vials containing small white rocks, suspected to be CDS crack cocaine, and $126 in cash, authorities said.

Mercado was charged with  burglary,  weapons and drugs offenses, authorities said.

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