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2009: 2 Murders in JSQ (28 in Jersey City)

Del — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:55:28 +0000

In 2008, there was zero murder here in Journal Square. Last year (2009), there were two – one in Marion Neighborhood, and the other just a couple of blocks away.

The Jersey Journal created a map that plots all murders/homicides that occurred in Hudson County in 2009. Jersey City’s homicide/murder rate went up from 27 to 28, which include the killing of Police Officer Marc DiNardo last summer.

Below is the details of the murder charges in Journal Square, extracted from the map:

1054 West Side Ave
Dareus Burgess, 28, of Jersey City, is shot to death June 8 in a playground at 1054 West Side Ave. Anthony Rose, 25, of Jersey City, has been charged in the murder. JSQJC Link

111 Van Wagenen Ave
Manuel Reyes Sr., 48, of Jersey City, is stabbed to death in his apartment at 111 Van Wagenen Ave. in Jersey City on May 6. Esteban Gonzalez, of Union City, is charged with the murder. JSQJC Link

Follow the link for the Jersey City Homicide Map (zoom out to view Hudson County’s) from the Jersey Journal.

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Jersey City Crime: Fatal Shooting in Journal Square

Del — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:37:05 +0000

Another Jersey City Crime: A man was shot dead yesterday afternoon (June 8, 2009) at a basketball court on West Side Avenue between Broadway Street and Pavonia Avenue — north west of Journal Square PATH Station. Investigators said that the victim may have been involved in a dispute a day before this incident.

Police said the suspect is still at large. Read the rest for the news…

Snippet of the news:

… Darius Burgess, 28, of Corbin Avenue, was shot at least once in the back near basketball courts located east of West Side Avenue near Pavonia Avenue, Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio said.

The shooting was reported just after 2 p.m. and DeFazio said the victim was rushed to the Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 2:15 p.m…

I remember this basketball court because I used to play here with my friends few years ago. There’s a public swimming pool next to it, which opens every Summer.

Anyone with information on the killing is asked to contact the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office’s Homicide Squad at (201) 915-1345.

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Jersey City Crime: Stabbed to Death in Journal Square

Del — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:38:35 +0000

Here’s another murder in Jersey City: A man (Manuel Reyes, Sr) was stabbed to death in front of his apartment, news said. This happened Wednesday (May 6, 2009) and he was pronounced dead at 9:40PM at his place at Pavonia Avenue and Van Wagenen Avenue.

If my count is correct, Jersey City has already reached the double-digit mark for murder this year. And in Journal Square, I think this is the 3rd or 4th stabbing and this is the only incident resulted to death if my memory serves me right.

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