HUDSON COUNTY AUTHORITIES CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE LAST WEEKS FATAL SHOOTING OF A 16 YEAR OLD JERSEY CITY TEEN
" Investigation Continues Into Thursday Morning December 16, 2021 Shooting Death Of Pedro Rodriguez, 16, Of Jersey City, New Jersey."
December 20, 2021 By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
JERSEY CITY, NJ.- On Friday, December 17, 2021 Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced that on Thursday, December 16, 2021, at approximately 11:45 a.m., Members of The Jersey City Police Department responded to the area of 600 Communipaw Avenue in Jersey City on a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, Police Officers found an unresponsive male victim at that location with an apparent gunshot wound.
The injured male, later identified as Pedro Rodriguez, age 16, of Jersey City, New Jersey was pronounced deceased at the scene at approximately 12:00 p.m. The Cause and Manner of Death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office.
The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit is actively investigating this case with assistance from The Jersey City Police Department.
No Arrests have been made at this time. Anyone with information is asked to contact The Office of The Hudson County Prosecutor at 201-915-1345 or to leave an anonymous tip on the Hudson County Prosecutor’s official website at: http://www.hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org/homicide-tip/. All information will be kept confidential.
FILED UNDER DECEMBER 20, 2021: LAW, HUDSON: