Man charged in fatal Jersey City shooting arrested in North Carolina
Hudson County prosecutors say suspect is awaiting extradition after U.S. Marshals arrested him in Raleigh.
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A Jersey City man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting last month has been arrested in North Carolina, authorities said.
Raheem Rhett, 36, was arrested Monday in Raleigh by members of the U.S. Marshals. He is being held at the Wake County Detention Center pending extradition to New Jersey, according to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office.
The charges stem from a shooting that occurred at about 2:30 a.m. June 28 on Orient Avenue near Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Jersey City.
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Responding officers found 38-year-old Jenaro Tejada of Jersey City suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. He was taken to Jersey City Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
During the investigation, officers also found a 45-year-old Jersey City man on Jackson Square with an apparent gunshot wound.
Rhett is charged with murder, three counts of attempted murder, aggravated assault, two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose and certain persons not to possess a firearm.
