Crime & Safety
1 Dead, 4 Hurt In Saturday Morning Jersey City Shooting
One man died and four others were injured in a shooting that occurred early Saturday morning on Union Street in Jersey City..
JERSEY CITY, NJ — One man is dead and four are hurt after a shooting in Jersey City that occurred early Saturday morning.
Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez Saturday said Scott Colclough, 34, of Jersey City, died following a shooting that occurred at about 12:20 a.m. in the area of Union Street between Martin Luther King Drive and Ocean Avenue.
According to Suarez's office, Jersey City Police were called to the area after getting reports of shots fired.
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Police found five shooting victims, one of which was Colclough.
Colclough was taken to Jersey City Medical Center where was pronounced dead at about 12:37 a.m.
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The other four victims were taken to Jersey City Medical Center where they received treatment for their injuries.
No arrests have been.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact the Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor at 201-915-1345 or to leave an anonymous tip online here.
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