Crime & Safety
Bloomfield Man Shot Victim, Left Body In Belleville: Police
A Bloomfield man allegedly shot a Hillside resident and left his victim's body in the parking lot of a Belleville liquor store, police said.
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — A Bloomfield man has been accused of shooting a Hillside resident to death and leaving his victim’s body in the parking lot of a Belleville liquor store, authorities announced Tuesday.
Harry Gonzalez, 29, of Bloomfield has been arrested and charged with the murder of Ralph Jeudi, 32, of Hillside, according to a joint statement from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Belleville Police Department.
Gonzalez allegedly shot Jeudi on Dec. 10 and dumped his body in the parking lot of a liquor store on the 700-block of Belleville Avenue in Belleville, authorities said.
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On Dec. 16, authorities charged Gonzalez with murder, conspiracy, multiple weapons offenses, desecrating human remains, false swearing and false report.
An investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force tips line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432.
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