THREE ELIZABETH MEN HAVE BEEN SENTENCED TO STATE PRISON FOR A 2021 FATAL SHOOTING OF A MAN
" Isaiah Turner, Nasir Semmons, & Kadir Epps Were Sentenced Last Week To State Prison For Their Roles In The Shooting Death Of Eliezer Martinez."
Friday, May 26, 2023, 10:56 A.M. ET. By George Petruska: Englebrook Independent News,
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ELIZABETH, NJ.- Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel reported that Three Elizabeth, New Jersey men were Sentenced last Friday, May 19, 2023, for their roles in The June 22, 2021, Fatal Shooting of Eliezer Martinez, 30, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, and injuring another man.
Last Friday, Union County Superior Court Judge John Deitch, J.S.C. Sentenced Isaiah Turner, 17, to Fifteen Years in New Jersey State Prison on the Charge of Aggravated Manslaughter. The sentence is Subject to The No Early Release Act. Nasir Semmons, 20, was Sentenced to Eight Years in New Jersey State Prison on the Charge of Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Manslaughter. Mr. Semmons' sentence is also subject to The No Early Release Act. Kadir Epps, 19, was Sentenced to Five Years in New Jersey State Prison on the Charge of Unlawful Possession of a Weapon. Mr. Epps will be required to serve 42 Months of his sentence before becoming eligible for Parole.
Back on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, just before 1:30 a.m., Members of The Elizabeth Police Department responded to The 400 Block of Elizabeth Avenue in Elizabeth on a report of Shots Fired. Upon arrival, Police Officers found a man, later identified as Eliezer Martinez, 30, of Elizabeth having sustained a Life-Threatening Gunshot Wound. Mr. Martinez was immediately transported to Trinitas Regional Medical Center where he succumbed to his injury and was pronounced deceased a short time later.
A second Shooting Victim was transported to University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey where he was treated and released.
A swift-moving investigation by Members of The Union County Prosecutor's Office and Detectives of The Elizabeth Police Department were Quickly able to identify the Three Men as Suspects, and the Individuals responsible for The Death of Mr. Martinez, and the Shooting of the other man.
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