Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said two men had been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in Jersey City on Sunday, June 12. Prosecutor Esther Suarez, Mr. Quadre Domnie, 21, of Jersey City, and Mr. Jekhi Wade, 19, of North Plainfield, are charged with Murder.
Conspiracy to Commit Murder, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, and Receiving Stolen Property.
Prosecutor Esther Suarez said both were arrested without incident in the evening hours of Monday, July 25, 2022, on Cator Avenue and Rose Avenue in Jersey City.
Domnie and Wade are being held at the Hudson County Correctional Facility pending their first court appearances.
On Sunday, June 12, 2022, at approximately 11:15 p.m., the Jersey City Police Department received a report of shots fired in the area of Forrest Street and Martin Luther King Drive. An injured male victim of the shooting – later identified as Kyle Howard, 34, of Newark, was privately transported to Jersey City Medical Center.
He was pronounced dead at approximately 12:45 a.m. on June 13, 2022. Prosecutor Suarez credited the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit for the investigation and arrest with the assistance of the Jersey City Police Department.
The above charges are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven.