Authorities are probing a death in West New York, according to Hudson County Prosecutor 🌠Esther Suarez.
The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the West New York Police Department are investigating the death of a ಌ34-year-old man.
On Wednesday, December ⛦28, 2022, at approximately 11:35 p.m., the West New York Police Depa𒆙rtment was notified of an injured male in the area of 60th Street and JFK Boulevard East.
Responding officers located the lifeless body of a male, later identified as 34-year-old Jose Cepeda of West New York, with visible injuries to his upper body. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:23 a.m. on Thursday, Dec🔴ember 29, 2022.
The Cause and Manner of Death are pending the findings of the Regional Me🤪dical Examiner’s Office.
During a subsequent investigation, the Homicide Unit arrested and charged💮 36-year-old Wilfredo Flores of West New York, with one count of second-degree Aggravated Assault.
The charge stems from an inter🦄action between Cepeda and Flores on (or about) Tuesday, December 27, 2022. Additional charges may be forthcoming.
The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Un🀅it and the West New York Police Department are actively investigating this case. Anyone with informཧation is asked to contact the Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor at 201-915-1345 or to leave an anonymous tip at hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org/homicide-tip.
All information will be kept confidential. The above charges are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unti🥀l proven guilty.
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