The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office has identified the
35-year-old man shot and killed
Thursday afternoon.
The shooting happened just after 4:16 p.m. in the area of Martin
Luther King Drive and Wilkinson Avenue.
According to the prosecutor's office, responding officers found the
victim, Niles Holmes, with apparent multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body.
Holmes was transported to the Jersey City Medical Center in a life-threatening
condition, and he later was pronounced dead.
The prosecutor's office also says a second victim of the shooting,
a 24-year-old Jersey City man, sustained two graze wounds to the arm. He was
transported to the Jersey City Medical Center, where he was treated for the
non-life-threatening injuries.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Office of the
Hudson County Prosecutor at 201-915-1345.