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Widow of Jersey City shooting victim says city promised her help that never came Updated Dec 22, 2020; Posted Dec 19, 2020 Miguel Douglas Rodriguez s widow, Martha Freire, of Harrison, holds pictures of her late husband who was fatally shot while working at the JC Kosher Supermarket in Jersey City on Dec. 10, 2019. Photo taken on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019.(Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal) Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey JournalReena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal Facebook Share A year after her husband was killed in the Jersey City shooting that left six dead and the whole of New Jersey shaken, a Harrison woman is claiming her family has yet to receive the help promised by city officials. ....
The grief is still unbearable for Martha Freire. One year ago this week, she spoke to her husband, Douglas Miguel Rodriguez Barzola, for the last time. It was only a few hours later that he was killed at the kosher grocery store in Jersey City where he worked. She expected family and friends to visit from her homeland of Ecuador in the past year and help distract her from the sorrow she seems to constantly feel. But COVID-19 struck, forcing flights to be canceled, and Freire to face the days mostly alone with her 12-year old daughter, Amy, in a country she still is getting to know. ....
A year later, family’s hearts ache for man who perished in Jersey City shooting Updated Dec 10, 2020; Posted Dec 10, 2020 Douglas Miguel Rodriguez, 49, was one of the victims of Monday s shooting in Jersey City.Courtesy of William Rodriguez Facebook Share Douglas Miguel Rodriguez was a good man. His wife Martha Freire will tell you, assuring you it’s not just the hyperbole of a loving spouse. His younger brother, William, a pastor in their native Guayaguil, Ecuador, will say how he looked up to Douglas as a man of faith who still sought advice from his big brother. Douglas’ 12-year-old daughter Amy will tell you how much she misses her father. ....