FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Raymond Worrall
PHONE: (201) 795-6400 Ext. 6737
EMAIL: rworrall@hcpo.org
DATE: Wednesday, December 14, 2016
JERSEY CITY VICTIM SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES IN NOVEMBER HAS DIED
Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez released the following information:
On December 12, 2016, shortly after 11 a.m., Rashay Washington, age 24, of Jersey City was pronounced dead at Jersey City Medical Center. Washington has been in the hospital in critical condition since being shot multiple times on November 27, 2016.
The medical examiner determined the cause of Washington’s death to be multiple gunshot wounds and the manner of his death was homicide.
Davon Cooper, age 23, of Jersey City and Aaron Enix, age 23, of Jersey City, were arrested shortly after the initial shooting incident. The Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor has now upgraded the charges against the two suspects from attempted murder to murder and a new bail amount of $1,000,000 cash only has been set for both suspects. The first court appearance for Cooper and Enix on the murder charge is tentatively scheduled for today at 3 p.m. in Central Judicial Processing Court.
On November 27, 2016, at approximately 9:30 p.m., Jersey City Police Officers were dispatched to 62 Claremont Avenue in Jersey City on a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, police found a male victim with multiple gunshot wounds to his body and extremities. The victim, identified as Rashay Washington, was transported by emergency medical services to the hospital where he was treated for his wounds.
The Prosecutor’s Homicide Unit is now actively investigating this case with assistance from the Jersey City Police Department. Anyone with information is asked to contact the office of the Hudson County Prosecutor at 201-915-1345 or to leave an anonymous tip on the Prosecutor’s official website at: http://www.hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org/homicide-tip/ . All information will be kept confidential.
The above charges are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. R.P.C. 3.6(b)(6).