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Jersey City Teen To Be Tried as Adult in January Shooting That Killed 15-Year-Old

Charging documents say he fired nine shots into a car before fleeing.

Overview

  • Willie Shuler, 17, was waived from juvenile court to face adult charges including murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault, and weapons offenses.
  • He was 16 at the time of the Jan. 18 shooting near Martin Luther King Drive and Union Street in Jersey City, officials said.
  • Cianna Lee, a 15-year-old Lincoln High School freshman, was pronounced dead at Jersey City Medical Center early Jan. 19.
  • A 37-year-old female relative in the vehicle was treated for a nonfatal gunshot wound, according to authorities.
  • An affidavit cites surveillance video of a shooter firing into the car and two witnesses who identified Shuler, and it states he did not know the victim.