This is an EXAMPLE OF WHAt happens when a mayor cares more about grandstanding and getting his friends jobs than about creating opportunities for youth and protecting out streets.

$75K bail in shooting outside campaign event for Jersey City mayor's candidate

Rahmed Jones appears in court via video link from Hudson County jail. (Anthony J. Machcinski/The Jersey Journal)
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on May 13, 2013 at 5:19 PM, updated May 13, 2013 at 5:22 PM



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Bail was set at $75,000 cash or bond for a Jersey City man charged with shooting a woman outside of a bar that was hosting a campaign event for one of Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy's council candidates.

Rahmed Jones, 24, of Jersey City, made his first court appearance via video link from Hudson County jail. Jones is charged with aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose.

Around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jones, who had a handgun behind his back, began shooting toward the intersection of Mallory and Clarke avenues, outside the PNK tavern where Ward B candidate Gerald Meyers was holding a meet-and-greet.

Healy was in attendance, as were other members of his slate, including Councilwoman at large Viola Richardson at the event.

The 47-year-old victim -- who was attending the campaign event -- was struck by a stray bullet. She was taken to Jersey City Medical Center and treated for a wound to her chest. She was released from the hospital early Sunday morning, JCMC spokesman Mark Rabson said.

Jones was arrested in Hillside and brought back to Jersey City at 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

"This is an unfortunate example of the senseless violence that occurs when the intentional mass production of handguns and the reckless distribution of such weapons winds up in the hands of persons whose only intent is to commit crime," Healy said in a statement.

Jersey City police charge man in shooting outside Healy campaign event

By Charles Hack/The Jersey Journal
May 13, 2013 at 8:09 AM

The innocent victim of a drug deal gone bad, a 47-year-old woman was a shot in the chest around 6:30 p.m. Saturday as she was standing outside of a bar that was hosting a campaign event for one of Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy's council candidates.

Jersey City police charged Rahmed Jones, 24, of Clark Street, with the shooting tonight.

The woman was in stable condition, officials said.

The shooting occurred at Mallory and Clark avenues on the city's west side, outside the PNK tavern where Ward B candidate Gerald Meyers was holding a meet-and-greet.

Healy was in attendance, as were other members of his slate, including Councilwoman at large Viola Richardson.

The woman stepped outside to have a cigarette when she was struck by a bullet, according to witnesses.

A witness told police she saw the shooter -- later identified as Jones -- walk out of the alleyway between 69 and 71 Clark Ave. with two men, reports said.

Jones, who had a handgun behind his back, raised the weapon and began shooting toward the intersection of Mallory and Clark, the witness told police.

Martinez said Jones was arrested at Hillside this afternoon and brought back to Jersey City at 6:30 p.m. The details of how police tracked Jones to Hillside were not immediately available.

Jones told police he was in the backyard of a property on Clark Street selling 40 pills of ecstasy to two men when they tried to run away without paying for the pills, Martinez said.

When all three men ran out of the alleyway, Jones said, he fired three rounds at the two men, missing them but striking the innocent bystander, police said.

All three men fled east on Clark Avenue, according to Martinez.

The woman who was shot once in the chest according to police, told officers she was having a cigarette at Mallory and Clark when she heard three pops that sounded like firecrackers.

She looked down and thought she was bleeding from her right arm after being hit by a firecracker, but then a man standing nearby told her she had been shot in the chest, reports said.

Healy, who visited the victim in hospital, issued a statement.

"She is in stable condition and my thoughts are with her and her family," Healy said. "This is an unfortunate example of the senseless violence that occurs when the intentional mass production of handguns and the reckless distribution of such weapons winds up in the hands of persons whose only intent is to commit crime."

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"First and foremost, I visited the victim in hospital. She is a stable condition and my thoughts are with her and her family. I've spoken with the chief of police and we are committed to conduct a thorough investigation until those responsible for this senseless act are brought to justice to face the full extent of the law. Secondly, this is an unfortunate example of the senseless violence that occurs when the intentional mass production of handguns and the reckless distribution of such weapons winds up in the hands of persons whose only intent is to commit crime."

Its only a matter of time before Healy blames this on Fulop and "the Republicans" adding its another blatant attempt by Fulop to "Suppress the Vote"

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Here you go.

A woman who was outside the bar on Mallory & Clarke, where Gerry Meyers was holding a fundraiser for his Ward B council campaign, was hit by 3 stray bullets yesterday. We don't yet know her condition and hope she will be ok. The shooting was totally unrelated to any campaign activities, but rather crime/possible gang activity. She had stepped out of the bar to have a cigarette.

I'm not sure why this is not yet on nj.com. Has anyone seen any news on this yet? Hopefully, she will recover and the shooter(s) was caught.

Be careful out there, everyone. Just another painful reminder that we are not living in an area where violent crime has gone down.