23-YEAR-OLD MAN FOUND DEAD IN NEW YORK AVENUE APARTMENT IN JERSEY CITY

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information:

On Saturday, August 8, 2020, just after 12:30 p.m., members of the Jersey City Police Department responded to an apartment on New York Avenue near Hutton Street on a report of a suspicious condition.

Responding officers found a lifeless 23-year-old male, later identified as Yuting Ge, with multiple lacerations throughout his body. The victim was pronounced deceased at 12:55 p.m. at the scene. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office.

The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department are actively investigating this case. 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://www.hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org/homicide-tip/. All information will be kept confidential.