Man Fatally Shot In Jersey City: Hudson County Prosecutor

JERSEY CITY, NJ — A 27-year-old man was shot to death in Jersey City on Sunday, said the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office.

Police headed to Union Street and Martin Luther King Drive, in the Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood, around 5 a.m. Sunday, prosecutors said.

Jamaal George, 27, of Jersey City was found with an apparent gunshot wound to the upper body, they said.

He was taken to Jersey City Medical Center and pronounced dead shortly after 5:30 a.m., prosecutors said.

No arrests had been made as of late Sunday afternoon.

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://hcpo.org/tips. All information will be kept confidential.