Victim In Double Shooting In Jersey City Identified By Prosecutors

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — Two men were shot near a college campus in Jersey City early on Tuesday, and one has passed away, prosecutors said.

David Jones, 24, of Jersey City was found around 12:40 a.m. at 1 College St. with an apparent gunshot wound to the upper body, said the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office. He was taken to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at approximately 1:35 a.m., they said.

A 23-year-old man from Jersey City was found nearby with an apparent gunshot wound "to an upper extremity," prosecutors said, and is being treated for the non-life-threatening injury.

The two men were found after 12:40 a.m., when the Jersey City Police Department received a report of shots fired in the area of Audubon Avenue and College Street, prosecutors said. Police arrived to find an "extensive crime scene."

Prosecutors said, "The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and Jersey City Police Department are actively investigating the circumstances of this case."

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor at 201-915-1345 or to leave an anonymous tip at: http://www.hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org/homicide-tip/. All information will be kept
confidential.

The shooting came a day after a young Hoboken man and former Rutgers football player died of gunshot wounds. His mother had told the media that he had been in a dispute over gambling. He was shot dead late Sunday night on the west side of town, near the hills that border Jersey City.

A vigil is planned for him for Tuesday evening.

Patch will update this story when more information is available.