Man Sentenced To 71 Years In Prison For 2019 Mass Shooting

Man Sentenced To 71 Years In Prison For 2019 Mass Shooting


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:  Caitlin Mota

PHONE: (201) 577-6699

EMAIL: cmota@hcpo.org

DATE: Tuesday, May 10, 2022

MAN SENTENCED TO 71 YEARS IN PRISON FOR 2019 MASS SHOOTING IN NORTH BERGEN

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information:

On Tuesday, May 10, 2022, the Honorable Judge Patrick Arre, J.S.C., sentenced Jonathan Haughey-Morales, 30, of West New York, to 71 years in New Jersey State Prison for the 2019 mass shooting in North Bergen that killed Carlos Garcia and seriously injured three others.

Haughey-Morales was sentenced to 50 years in New Jersey State Prison for Murder in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3 and three consecutive seven year sentences for Aggravated Assault as to the surviving victims in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1, which is subject to the No Early Release Act. An additional five year sentence will run concurrent for Unlawful Possession of a Weapon in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5.

On Sunday, May 5, 2019, at approximately 3:30 a.m., the North Bergen Police Department responded to a report of shots fired at 2033 46th Street in North Bergen. Responding officers found four individuals, including an unresponsive male with an apparent gunshot wound to his torso, shot in the home. The male, later identified as Carlos Garcia, 40, and the additional victims — two males and one female — were all transported by Emergency Medical Services to Jersey City Medical Center. Garcia was pronounced dead at approximately 4:25 a.m. Haughey-Morales was identified as the suspect wanted in connection with the shooting and apprehended in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, the following day. Haughey-Morales was convicted on all charges by a jury on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, following a two week trial.

The State was represented in this case by Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Najma Rana.