Published May 6, 2021 •
Updated on May 7, 2021 at 7:03 am
NBC 7
Prosecutors in Hudson County are asking for help finding a 29-year-old Jersey City man they allege murdered his own mother in a possible arson case early Thursday.
Police and firefighters were called to a single-family home on Virginia Avenue just before 1 a.m. for a report of a disturbance and found a small fire, as well as 60-year-old Jacquelin Nelson in critical condition on the first floor. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
Nelson was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead about three hours after authorities first got to the scene. Her cause and manner of death are pending autopsy findings from the medical examiner s office.