Jersey City Man Sentenced to Quarter Century in State Prison For 2019 Shooting Death of Bayonne Woman

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information:

On Thursday, January 12, 2023, the Honorable Mitzy Galis-Menendez sentenced Anthony Shuler, 31, to 25 years in New Jersey State Prison for the 2019 shooting death of Diamond Robinson, 26, in Bayonne.

Shuler, of Jersey City, pleaded guilty to one count of Aggravated Manslaughter in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:11-4a on Thursday, August 25, 2022. The prison sentence is subject to the No Early Release Act. The State was represented in this matter by Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Kevin Roe.

“It is our hope that this sentence provides some comfort to the victim’s loved ones,” said Assistant Prosecutor Kevin Roe.

On September 22, 2019, at approximately 5:10 a.m., members of the Bayonne Police Department responded to 484 John F. Kennedy Boulevard on a report of a potential domestic violence incident. Upon arrival, officers located an unresponsive female – later identified as Diamond Robinson, 26, of Bayonne – with an apparent gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at the scene at approximately 5:30 a.m.