Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said Mr. Damean Bates, 33, of West Orange, was arrested in Raleigh, NC, today in connection with the fatal shooting of Mr. Ishamell McCany on November 13, 2021, in Jersey City.
According to Prosecutor Esther Suarez, Bates was arrested at approximately 2:05 p.m. by members of the United States Marshals Service Eastern District of North Carolina Regional Fugitive Task Force after members of the United States Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force learned of Bates’ location.
Bates is charged with Attempted Murder, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon and Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose.
He remains in custody in North Carolina, awaiting extradition to New Jersey.
Prosecutor Esther Suarez said on Saturday, November 13, 2021, shortly after 4:00 a.m., the Jersey City Police Department responded to the area of Grant Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive in Jersey City after hearing gunshots.
Responding officers found a male victim with a gunshot wound to the torso.
The victim, later identified as Ishamell McCany, 41, of Jersey City, was transported by Emergency Medical Services to Jersey City Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 4:20 a.m.
Prosecutor Esther Suarez said a second defendant in the case, Mr. Anthony King, 35, of Jersey City, was arrested by the United States Marshals Service Eastern District of North Carolina Regional Fugitive Task Force on Thursday, January 13, 2022.
King is charged with Murder.
He is currently detained at the Hudson County Correctional Facility.