Mujer de Jersey City de 36 años asesinada a tiros anoche en MLK Drive

HUDSON COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE HOMICIDE UNIT INVESTIGATES SHOOTING DEATH OF JERSEY CITY WOMAN

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez released the following information:

On Friday, December 4, 2020, at approximately 8:30 p.m., the Jersey City Police Department received a report of shots fired in the area of 217-219 Martin Luther King Drive in Jersey City. Upon arrival, responding Police Officers found an unresponsive female with an apparent gunshot wound to her torso.

The victim, later identified as Aieshia McFadden, age 36, of Jersey City, was transported by Emergency Medical Services to Jersey City Medical Center. She was pronounced dead at approximately 9:10 p.m. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office.

The Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit is actively investigating this case with assistance from the Jersey City Police Department. No arrests have been made at this time. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor at 201-915-1345 or to leave an anonymous tip on the Hudson County Prosecutor’s official website at:

http://www.hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org/homicide-tip/. All information will be kept confidential.