CONFRONTATION WITH U.S. MARSHALS ENDS WITH MAN BEING FATALLY SHOT IN JERSEY CITY
" Man Wanted Out Of Orland City On Murder & Attempted Murder Charges Is Shot By U.S. Marshals Friday Night In Jersey City, New Jersey."
Monday, July 10, 2023, 6:30 A.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
JERSEY CITY, NJ.- New Jersey State Attorney General Matthew Platkin reported that The Attorney General's Office is currently investigating a Fatal Police-Involved Shooting that has resulted in the Death of a Man. The Shooting occurred late Friday Evening in Jersey City, New Jersey.
According to the initial investigation, on Friday, July 7, 2023, at approximately 11:10 p.m., Members of The United States Marshals Service New York/ New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force were assisting Detectives of The Orlando City, Florida Police Department with Executing an Arrest Warrant for a Man Wanted on Murder and Attempted Murder out of Orlando City, Florida. The U.S. Marshals encountered a man in the area of Jefferson Avenue in Jersey City, New Jersey.
The encounter lead to an altercation with Law Enforcement which resulted in the man, who has not been identified at this time being Shot and Wounded. The man was immediately transported to Jersey City Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries and was subsequently pronounced deceased at 11:44 p.m.
The New Jersey State Office of The Attorney General is leading the investigation into The Shooting.
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