Two men shot by police in 2019 fireworks incident file federal lawsuit against Jersey City
Updated Feb 15, 2021;
Posted Feb 15, 2021
Detectives with the Hudson County Prosecutor s Office crime scene unit investigate the shooting at the Arlington Gardens public housing complex on Randolph Avenue in Jersey City.Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal
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Two Jersey City men who were shot by police two years ago have filed a federal lawsuit against the city, alleging that officers used excessive force and attempted to cover it up afterward.
The July 1. 2019 shooting, in which three Jersey City police officers fired 22 shots at a group of young men with fireworks in the city’s Arlington Gardens Public housing complex, left two unarmed men in the hospital and sparked a community uproar.
Man charged in murder of 17-year-old girl will stay in jail after refusing to appear at court hearing
Updated Dec 17, 2020;
Posted Dec 17, 2020
Perez, 22, was arrested Saturday in connection to the fatal shooting of Stephanie Jacques, who died on April 2.HCPO photo
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The third man charged in the murder of a 17-year-old Jersey City girl in April refused to appear Thursday at his detention hearing for the second time this week and was ordered detained through his prosecution.
Hudson County Superior Court Judge Joseph Isabella adjourned Tuesday’s until today after a corrections officer said Jeremy Perez, 22, of Jersey City, would not appear for the livestreamed hearing. The judge had less patience 48 hours later and proceeded with the hearing without Perez.
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Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop wished everyone a Happy Hanukkah at the city s 40th Menorah lighting at City Hall this week.
Jersey City fatal shooting under investigation
The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit is investigating a Dec. 10 fatal shooting.
On Dec. 10, Jersey City police officers responded to the area of Martin Luther King Drive and Wilkinson Ave., where they found an unconscious 35-year-old Jersey City man, later identified as Niles Holmes, with apparent multiple gunshot wounds.
He was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m.
A Jersey city man, 24, sustained two graze wounds to the arm.
No arrests have been made at this time.