A Jersey City man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in Hoboken.
According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, Deon Williams, 25, has been charged in the death of Christopher Garcia, 28, of Hoboken on September 25.
That afternoon, Hoboken police found Garcia in the area of 560 Marshall Drive suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the torso. He was pronounced dead at Jersey City Medical Center a short time later.
Williams was taken into custody by members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the United States Marshals Service of New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force at a hotel on International Boulevard in Elizabeth. He was transported to Hudson County Correctional Facility pending his first court appearance.
Williams is charged with Murder; Unlawful Possession of Weapon and Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose.