The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit, with assistance from the Jersey City Police Department, are investigating a shooting that claimed the life of a 27-year-old man early this morning, Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello announced.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
Shortly after 5 a.m. today, the Jersey City Police Department was notified of shots fired in the area of Union Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Mello said in a statement.
Responding officers located a man – later identified as Jamaal George, 27, of Jersey City – with an apparent gunshot wound to the upper body. He was transported to tne Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead shortly after 5:30 a.m.
The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. No arrests have been made at this time.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the HCPO at 201-915-1345 or to leave an anonymous tip at: http://hcpo.org/tips. All information will be kept confidential.