The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department continue to investigate a fatal shooting that occurred on Sunday, September 28, 2025.
According to Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello, just past 5 a.m., the Jersey City Police Department was notified that shots were fired in the area of Union Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
Responding officers found a man – later identified as 27-year old, Jersey City resident Jamaal George – with an apparent gunshot wound to the upper body. He was taken to the Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead shortly past 5:30 a.m. As of Monday morning, the cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office.
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 at: http://hcpo.org/tips. All information will be kept confidential.