Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has announced on Monday, February 22, Ahmad Broadway, 26, of Jersey City, pleaded guilty to charges related to his involvement in the January 11, 2019 shooting inside the Newport Centre Mall in Jersey City that injured two people.
Broadway pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree Possession of a Weapon for Unlawful Purposes and to one count of fourth-degree Risking Widespread Injury or Damage.
According to police, on Friday, January 11, 2019, at approximately 6 p.m., Jersey City Police responded to a call of shots fired with victims from inside the food court on the third floor of the Newport Centre Mall.
Police said that two men were injured in the shooting and hundreds of mall-goers were locked down for hours while law enforcement from multiple agencies throughout the area secured the mall and searched for the shooter.
According to police, Broadway was arrested by Jersey City Police on January 22, 2019, and indicted by a Hudson County Grand Jury on April 17, 2019.
As part of today’s plea agreement, the State is recommending a sentence of five years in New Jersey State Prison, 42 months without parole eligibility pursuant to the Graves Act on the weapons offense and 12 months on the Risking Widespread Damage charge. The sentences are to run consecutive to one another for a total of six years in New Jersey State Prison.