A Jersey City juvenile, 17, is going to be charged as an adult for a fatal shooting in January where he killed a 15-year-old girl and injured an adult family member, Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello announced.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
Willie Shuler, 17, of Jersey City, is charged with murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a weapon, Mello said in a statement.
He was 16 years old when the incident took place.
On January 18th, shortly after 11:00 p.m., the Jersey City Police Department was notified of a shooting in the area of Martin Luther King Drive and Union Street.
Responding officers located two female victims with apparent gunshot wounds inside of a motor vehicle on Oak Street.
The first victim – later identified as Cianna Lee, 15, of Jersey City – was transported to the Jersey City Medical Center where she was pronounced dead shortly after 1:20 a.m. on January 19th.
The second victim, a 37-year-old female relative of Lee, was transported to Jersey City Medical Center where she was treated for a nonfatal gunshot wound.
