BREAKING: Jersey City, New Jersey Fatal Shooting Investigation

BAYONNE MAN CHARGED IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF A JERSEY CITY TEEN

     " Isaiah McCord Has Been Charged With Murder In The Saturday Night Shooting Death Of Isaiah Velasquez, 17, Of Jersey City."

Tuesday, June 27, 2023, 10:25 A.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News, 

JERSEY CITY, NJ.- Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez reported that Detectives of The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Homicide Unit and The Jersey City Police Department are continuing to investigate the circumstance surrounding The Shooting Death of a 17-Year-Old Jersey City Boy that occurred Saturday, June 24, 2023.

     On Saturday, June 24, 2023, at approximately 8:00 p.m., Members of The Jersey City Police Department responded to the area of Coles and 16th Streets in Jersey City on a report that a Shooting had just occurred. Upon arrival, Police Officers found Boy, later identified as Isaiah Velasquez, 17, of Jersey City, suffering from an apparent Gunshot Wound. 

     Mr. Velasquez was immediately transported to Jersey City Medical Center where he succumbed to his injury and was subsequently pronounced deceased at 8:57 p.m. 

     During the course of the investigation, Isaiah McCord, 22, of Bayonne, New Jersey was identified as the Shooter, and the individual responsible for The Death of Mr. Velasquez.

     On Sunday, June 25, 2023, Mr. McCord was taken into Custody at The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office in Secaucus, New Jersey, and Formally Charged with One Count of First Degree Murder; and Secon Degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose. McCord was Processed on The Charges and Remanded to The Hudson County Correctional Facility pending his First Appearance and Potential Detention Hearing.

     The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Homicide Unit and The Jersey City Police Department are actively investigating this Homicide. Anyone that may have additional information regarding the Shooting Death of Mr. Velasquez is urged to contact The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office at (201) 915-1345.

" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, That States: The Charges Outlined In This Publication Are Merely Accusations And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond Reasonable Doubt."

FILED UNDER JUNE 27, 2023: LAW, HUDSON: