A 16 YEAR OLD JUVENILE HAS BEEN CHARGED IN APRIL 13th FATAL SHOOTING
" 16-Year-Old Charged In Fatal Shooting Of 21-Year-Old Jersey City Man On Wilkinson Avenue In Jersey City."
June 12, 2021, By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
JERSEY CITY, NJ.- On Friday, June 11, 2021, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced the arrest of a 16-year-old Jersey City juvenile.
The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Homicide Unit has charged a 16-year-old male with the shooting death of 21-year-old Rodney Wallace, who was fatally shot on Wilkinson Avenue in Jersey City, New Jersey on April 13, 2021.
The teen, who has been charged as a juvenile, was arrested inside a of a store at 245 Bergen Road in Jersey City on Thursday, June 10, 2021 just after 4:00 p.m. by members of The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Gang Intelligence/ Violent Crimes Unit.
The teen was charged with One Count of First Degree Murder; One Count of First Degree Conspiracy to Commit Murder; One Count of Second Degree Aggravated Assault; One Count of Second Degree Possession of a Weapon (firearm) for an Unlawful Purpose; One Count of Second Degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon (firearm), and One Count of Third Degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon (shotgun).
On Tuesday, April 13, 2021, just after 11:00 p.m., members of The Jersey City Police Department responded to a report of shots fired in the area of 162 Wilkinson Avenue in Jersey City. Responding Officers found a 21-year-old male victim- later identified as Rodney Wallace who had sustained wounds to the upper body and was transported to The Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased at 11:44 p.m. The Regional Medical Examiner's Office determined the cause of death to be gunshot wounds and the manner of death to be Homicide.
A second victim, a 22-year-old man, also sustained non-life threatening injuries in the shooting and was treated at the Jersey City Medical Center.
Prosecutor Suarez credited The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Homicide Unit and The Jersey City Police Department for the investigation and arrest. The investigation is ongoing and additional arrest may follow.
" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, Which States: The Charges Are Merely Accusations And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond A Reasonable Doubt."
FILED UNDER JUNE 12, 2021: LAW, HUDSON: