A 19-year-old man who was 17 when he fatally shot a Bayonne teenager in July 2024 will be tried as an adult, according to Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
Ramel Johnson, 19, of Jersey City, is charged with manslaughter, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a weapon, Mello said in a statement.
Shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 21st, 2024, the Bayonne Police Department and the Bayonne Fire Department were notified of an unresponsive man inside an apartment at 124 West Third St.
The male – later identified as John Dominguez, 17, of Bayonne – was transported by Emergency Medical Services to the then-Bayonne Medical Center.
He was pronounced dead just after 3 p.m. The Regional Medical Examiner’s Office determined the cause of death to be a gunshot wound to the torso and the manner to be homicide.
HE KILLED MY BIG BROTHER! And that Domigez wasn’t my big brother by blood but by heart! He better never get out!