FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Caitlin Mota
PHONE: (201) 577-6699
EMAIL: cmota@hcpo.org
DATE: Friday, December 23, 2022
PRELIMINARY FINDINGS OF UNION CITY STABBING INVESTIGATION RELEASED
Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information:
On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at approximately 6:24 p.m., the Union City Police Department was notified of a stabbing in the area of 40th Street and New York Avenue. Responding officers located two juvenile males in the area of 40th Street and Bergenline Avenue each with an apparent stab wound.
Allen Flores, 15, of Union City, was transported to Christ Hospital in Jersey City and was pronounced dead at 7:08 p.m. A second juvenile, a 16-year-old Union City male, remains hospitalized at Jersey City Medical Center with serious injuries.
A preliminary investigation by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit determined five juveniles were involved in an altercation prior to two of the juveniles being stabbed. Three juveniles have since been arrested.
A 16-year-old Union City male is charged as a juvenile with Unlawful Possession of a Weapon (knife) in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5d, a crime of the fourth degree; Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose (knife) in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4d, a crime of the third degree; and Possession of a Weapon (knife) While Committing a CDS Offense in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4.1c, a crime of the second degree. A 15-year-old Jersey City female and a 15-year-old Jersey City male are charged as juveniles with Armed Robbery in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1, a crime of the first degree; Conspiracy to Commit Armed Robbery in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:5-1 and 2C:15-1, a crime of the first degree; Unlawful Possession of a Weapon (bat) in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5d, a crime of the fourth degree; and Possession of a Weapon (bat) for an Unlawful Purpose in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4d, a crime of the third degree.
Juvenile matters are confidential and no additional information can be released at this time. Additional arrests and charges may be forthcoming.
The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Union City Police Department are actively investigating 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 at: http://www.hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org/homicide-tip/. All information will be kept confidential. The above charges are merely accusations and the juveniles are presumed innocent until proven guilty. R.P.C.3.6(b)(6)