FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Raymond Worrall
PHONE: (201) 795-6400 Ext. 6737
EMAIL: rworrall@hcpo.org
TWITTER: @HCPOProsecutor
WEB: hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org
DATE: Saturday, July 29, 2017

MAN STABBED TO DEATH IN GUTTENBERG; WEST NEW YORK MAN ARRESTED

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information:

On July 28, 2017, at approximately 9:45 p.m., Guttenberg Police Officers responded to Rumba Cubana, a restaurant located at 6909 Boulevard East, Guttenberg, on a report of a disturbance and fight. Upon arrival, officers found the victim, Antonio Bouza, age 28, of Guttenberg, lying on the ground outside of the restaurant with an apparent stab wound to his chest.

Emergency Medical Services transported Bouza to Palisades Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at approximately 10:35 p.m. The cause and manner of his death are pending an investigation by the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office.

Shortly after the incident, Reidel Carrasco, age 22, of West New York, surrendered himself at the Guttenberg Police Department for his alleged involvement in the death of Bouza.

After an initial investigation, members of the Prosecutor’s Homicide Unit arrested Carrasco. He has been charged with Murder in violation of N.J.S. 2C:11-3, a first-degree crime; Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose in violation of N.J.S. 2C:39-4, a third-degree crime; and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon in violation of N.J.S.39-5, a fourth-degree crime.

The Prosecutor’s Homicide Unit continues to investigate this case. 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 Hudson County 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 defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. R.P.C.3.6(b)(6).